#7b8b8f

Color #7b8b8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.11 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#7b8b8f

RGB

rgb(123, 139, 143)

HSL

hsl(192, 8.2%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 14%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 2.8%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(56.74, -4.89, -4.09)

LCH

lch(56.74, 6.37, 219.91)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0195, 214.34)

HWB

hwb(192, 48.2%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f7f7b

Analogous

#7b8f89

#7b8b8f

#7b818f

Triadic

#7b8b8f

#8f7b8b

#8b8f7b

Split-complementary

#7b8b8f

#8f7b81

#8f897b

Tetradic

#7b8b8f

#7f7b8f

#8f7f7b

#8b8f7b

Square

#7b8b8f

#897b8f

#8f7f7b

#818f7b

Shades

Color #7b8b8f mixed toward black.

#667478

#515d60

#3d4648

#292f30

#141718

Tints

Color #7b8b8f mixed toward white.

#919ea2

#a7b2b4

#bdc5c7

#d3d8da

#e9ecec

Tones

Color #7b8b8f mixed toward gray.

#7d8a8d

#7e898c

#80888a

#828788

#838687

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82828e · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#81808e · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#7c8d8d · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7b8b8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b8b8f]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#7b8b8f (#7b8b8f) is rgb(123, 139, 143) in RGB.

No, #7b8b8f 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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