#787e8a

Color #787e8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 4.16 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#787e8a

RGB

rgb(120, 126, 138)

HSL

hsl(220, 7.1%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 13%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 8.7%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(52.67, 0.36, -7.25)

LCH

lch(52.67, 7.26, 272.84)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.0196, 264.43)

HWB

hwb(220, 47.1%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8478

Analogous

#78878a

#787e8a

#7b788a

Triadic

#787e8a

#8a787e

#7e8a78

Split-complementary

#787e8a

#8a7b78

#878a78

Tetradic

#787e8a

#84788a

#8a8478

#7e8a78

Square

#787e8a

#8a7887

#8a8478

#788a7b

Shades

Color #787e8a mixed toward black.

#646973

#50545c

#3c3f45

#282a2e

#141517

Tints

Color #787e8a mixed toward white.

#8f949d

#a5a9b1

#bcbfc4

#d2d4d8

#e9eaeb

Tones

Color #787e8a mixed toward gray.

#7a7f88

#7b7f87

#7d8086

#7e8084

#808183

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b87 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#7a7a87 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#788584 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #787e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#787e8a]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#787e8a (#787e8a) is rgb(120, 126, 138) in RGB.

No, #787e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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