#7c808b

Color #7c808b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 5.15 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#7c808b

RGB

rgb(124, 128, 139)

HSL

hsl(224, 6.1%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224, 10.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 7.9%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(53.59, 0.84, -6.44)

LCH

lch(53.59, 6.49, 277.43)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.0173, 270)

HWB

hwb(224, 48.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b877c

Analogous

#7c888b

#7c808b

#807c8b

Triadic

#7c808b

#8b7c80

#808b7c

Split-complementary

#7c808b

#8b807c

#888b7c

Tetradic

#7c808b

#877c8b

#8b877c

#808b7c

Square

#7c808b

#8b7c88

#8b877c

#7c8b80

Shades

Color #7c808b mixed toward black.

#676b74

#52555d

#3e4046

#292b2f

#151517

Tints

Color #7c808b mixed toward white.

#92959e

#a8aab2

#bec0c5

#d3d5d8

#e9eaec

Tones

Color #7c808b mixed toward gray.

#7d818a

#7f8189

#808287

#818286

#828385

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e88 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#7e7d88 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#7c8686 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7c808b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c808b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7c808b (#7c808b) is rgb(124, 128, 139) in RGB.

No, #7c808b 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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