#7a8b8d

Color #7a8b8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.16 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#7a8b8d

RGB

rgb(122, 139, 141)

HSL

hsl(186.3, 7.7%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.3, 13.5%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 1.4%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(56.61, -5.68, -3.14)

LCH

lch(56.61, 6.49, 208.93)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.0199, 205.28)

HWB

hwb(186.3, 47.8%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d7c7a

Analogous

#7a8d86

#7a8b8d

#7a828d

Triadic

#7a8b8d

#8d7a8b

#8b8d7a

Split-complementary

#7a8b8d

#8d7a82

#8d867a

Tetradic

#7a8b8d

#7c7a8d

#8d7c7a

#8b8d7a

Square

#7a8b8d

#867a8d

#8d7c7a

#828d7a

Shades

Color #7a8b8d mixed toward black.

#657476

#515d5e

#3d4647

#282f2f

#141718

Tints

Color #7a8b8d mixed toward white.

#909ea0

#a6b2b3

#bdc5c6

#d3d8d9

#e9ecec

Tones

Color #7a8b8d mixed toward gray.

#7c8a8b

#7d898a

#7f8788

#808687

#828585

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82828d · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#817f8c · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#7b8c8c · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7a8b8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7a8b8d]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#7a8b8d (#7a8b8d) is rgb(122, 139, 141) in RGB.

No, #7a8b8d 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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