#718e8e

Color #718e8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.11 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#718e8e

RGB

rgb(113, 142, 142)

HSL

hsl(180, 11.4%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 20.4%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.4%, 0%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(56.89, -10.17, -3.38)

LCH

lch(56.89, 10.72, 198.38)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0327, 196.33)

HWB

hwb(180, 44.3%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e7171

Analogous

#718e80

#718e8e

#71808e

Triadic

#718e8e

#8e718e

#8e8e71

Split-complementary

#718e8e

#8e7180

#8e8071

Tetradic

#718e8e

#71718e

#8e7171

#8e8e71

Square

#718e8e

#80718e

#8e7171

#808e71

Shades

Color #718e8e mixed toward black.

#5e7676

#4b5f5f

#384747

#262f2f

#131818

Tints

Color #718e8e mixed toward white.

#89a1a1

#a0b4b4

#b8c7c7

#d0d9d9

#e7ecec

Tones

Color #718e8e mixed toward gray.

#738c8c

#768989

#788787

#7b8484

#7d8282

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f8e · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#7d7b8e · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#738e8e · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #718e8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#718e8e]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#718e8e (#718e8e) is rgb(113, 142, 142) in RGB.

No, #718e8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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