#7b7a81

Color #7b7a81

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.6 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#7b7a81

RGB

rgb(123, 122, 129)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 2.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 5.4%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 5.4%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(51.51, 1.81, -3.68)

LCH

lch(51.51, 4.1, 296.19)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.0106, 292.7)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 47.8%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80817a

Analogous

#7a7c81

#7b7a81

#7e7a81

Triadic

#7b7a81

#817b7a

#7a817b

Split-complementary

#7b7a81

#817e7a

#7c817a

Tetradic

#7b7a81

#817a80

#80817a

#7a817b

Square

#7b7a81

#817a7c

#80817a

#7a817e

Shades

Color #7b7a81 mixed toward black.

#66666b

#525156

#3d3d40

#29292b

#141415

Tints

Color #7b7a81 mixed toward white.

#919096

#a7a6ab

#bdbcc0

#d3d3d5

#e9e9ea

Tones

Color #7b7a81 mixed toward gray.

#7b7b80

#7c7b80

#7c7c7f

#7d7c7f

#7d7d7e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b7f · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#7b7b7f · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#7b7e7e · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7b7a81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b7a81]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#7b7a81 (#7b7a81) is rgb(123, 122, 129) in RGB.

No, #7b7a81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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