#7b999b

Color #7b999b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.17 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#7b999b

RGB

rgb(123, 153, 155)

HSL

hsl(183.8, 13.8%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.8, 20.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 1.3%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(61.1, -9.94, -4.51)

LCH

lch(61.1, 10.92, 204.4)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0336, 201.45)

HWB

hwb(183.8, 48.2%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b7d7b

Analogous

#7b9b8d

#7b999b

#7b899b

Triadic

#7b999b

#9b7b99

#999b7b

Split-complementary

#7b999b

#9b7b89

#9b8d7b

Tetradic

#7b999b

#7d7b9b

#9b7d7b

#999b7b

Square

#7b999b

#8d7b9b

#9b7d7b

#899b7b

Shades

Color #7b999b mixed toward black.

#648284

#506869

#3c4e4f

#283435

#141a1a

Tints

Color #7b999b mixed toward white.

#91aaac

#a7bbbc

#bdcccd

#d3ddde

#e9eeee

Tones

Color #7b999b mixed toward gray.

#7e9798

#809496

#839293

#869090

#888d8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89899b · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#87859a · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#7d9a9a · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7b999b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b999b]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#7b999b (#7b999b) is rgb(123, 153, 155) in RGB.

No, #7b999b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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