#7c8281

Color #7c8281

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 2.44 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#7c8281

RGB

rgb(124, 130, 129)

HSL

hsl(170, 2.4%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170, 4.6%, 51%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 0%, 0.8%, 49%)

LAB

lab(53.85, -2.42, -0.23)

LCH

lch(53.85, 2.43, 185.43)

OKLCH

oklch(60.1%, 0.0073, 185.48)

HWB

hwb(170, 48.6%, 49%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#827c7d

Analogous

#7c827e

#7c8281

#7c8082

Triadic

#7c8281

#817c82

#82817c

Split-complementary

#7c8281

#827c80

#827e7c

Tetradic

#7c8281

#7c7d82

#827c7d

#82817c

Square

#7c8281

#7e7c82

#827c7d

#80827c

Shades

Color #7c8281 mixed toward black.

#676c6c

#535756

#3e4141

#292b2b

#151616

Tints

Color #7c8281 mixed toward white.

#929796

#a8acab

#bdc1c0

#d3d5d5

#e9eaea

Tones

Color #7c8281 mixed toward gray.

#7c8281

#7d8180

#7e8080

#7e7f7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f81 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#7e7e81 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#7c8181 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7c8281;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c8281]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#7c8281 (#7c8281) is rgb(124, 130, 129) in RGB.

No, #7c8281 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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