#72878d

Color #72878d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 6.62 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#72878d

RGB

rgb(114, 135, 141)

HSL

hsl(193.3, 10.6%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.3, 19.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 4.3%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(54.89, -6.17, -5.74)

LCH

lch(54.89, 8.43, 222.93)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.0259, 217)

HWB

hwb(193.3, 44.7%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d7872

Analogous

#728d85

#72878d

#727a8d

Triadic

#72878d

#8d7287

#878d72

Split-complementary

#72878d

#8d727a

#8d8572

Tetradic

#72878d

#78728d

#8d7872

#878d72

Square

#72878d

#85728d

#8d7872

#7a8d72

Shades

Color #72878d mixed toward black.

#5f7176

#4c5a5e

#394447

#262d2f

#131718

Tints

Color #72878d mixed toward white.

#899ba0

#a1afb3

#b8c3c6

#d0d7d9

#e7ebec

Tones

Color #72878d mixed toward gray.

#74868b

#768589

#798386

#7b8284

#7d8182

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c8c · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#7a798b · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#738a8a · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 8.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #72878d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72878d]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#72878d (#72878d) is rgb(114, 135, 141) in RGB.

No, #72878d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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