#7c8a8b

Color #7c8a8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.05 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7c8a8b

RGB

rgb(124, 138, 139)

HSL

hsl(184, 6.1%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184, 10.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 0.7%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(56.41, -4.85, -2.26)

LCH

lch(56.41, 5.35, 204.98)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.0164, 201.87)

HWB

hwb(184, 48.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b7d7c

Analogous

#7c8b85

#7c8a8b

#7c838b

Triadic

#7c8a8b

#8b7c8a

#8a8b7c

Split-complementary

#7c8a8b

#8b7c83

#8b857c

Tetradic

#7c8a8b

#7d7c8b

#8b7d7c

#8a8b7c

Square

#7c8a8b

#857c8b

#8b7d7c

#838b7c

Shades

Color #7c8a8b mixed toward black.

#677374

#525c5d

#3e4546

#292e2f

#151717

Tints

Color #7c8a8b mixed toward white.

#929e9e

#a8b1b2

#bec5c5

#d3d8d8

#e9ecec

Tones

Color #7c8a8b mixed toward gray.

#7d898a

#7f8889

#808787

#818686

#828585

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82828b · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#81808b · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#7d8b8b · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7c8a8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c8a8b]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#7c8a8b (#7c8a8b) is rgb(124, 138, 139) in RGB.

No, #7c8a8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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