#787f8b

Color #787f8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 3.85 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#787f8b

RGB

rgb(120, 127, 139)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 7.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 13.7%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 8.6%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(52.99, 0, -7.37)

LCH

lch(52.99, 7.37, 270)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.0201, 261.43)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 47.1%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8478

Analogous

#78898b

#787f8b

#7b788b

Triadic

#787f8b

#8b787f

#7f8b78

Split-complementary

#787f8b

#8b7b78

#898b78

Tetradic

#787f8b

#84788b

#8b8478

#7f8b78

Square

#787f8b

#8b7889

#8b8478

#788b7b

Shades

Color #787f8b mixed toward black.

#646a74

#50555d

#3c3f46

#282a2e

#141517

Tints

Color #787f8b mixed toward white.

#8f949e

#a5aab2

#bcbfc5

#d2d4d8

#e9eaec

Tones

Color #787f8b mixed toward gray.

#7a7f89

#7b8088

#7d8086

#7e8185

#808183

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b88 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#7b7a88 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#788685 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #787f8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#787f8b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#787f8b (#787f8b) is rgb(120, 127, 139) in RGB.

No, #787f8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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