#757f8e

Color #757f8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 2.17 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#757f8e

RGB

rgb(117, 127, 142)

HSL

hsl(216, 10%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 17.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 10.6%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(52.85, -0.35, -9.34)

LCH

lch(52.85, 9.35, 267.85)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.0258, 258.39)

HWB

hwb(216, 45.9%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8475

Analogous

#758c8e

#757f8e

#78758e

Triadic

#757f8e

#8e757f

#7f8e75

Split-complementary

#757f8e

#8e7875

#8c8e75

Tetradic

#757f8e

#84758e

#8e8475

#7f8e75

Square

#757f8e

#8e758c

#8e8475

#758e78

Shades

Color #757f8e mixed toward black.

#616a77

#4e555f

#3a3f47

#272a2f

#131518

Tints

Color #757f8e mixed toward white.

#8c94a1

#a3aab4

#babfc7

#d1d4d9

#e8eaec

Tones

Color #757f8e mixed toward gray.

#777f8c

#79808a

#7b8088

#7d8186

#7f8184

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797a8b · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#79788a · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#768887 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #757f8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#757f8e]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#757f8e (#757f8e) is rgb(117, 127, 142) in RGB.

No, #757f8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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