#7c9e99

Color #7c9e99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.37 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7c9e99

RGB

rgb(124, 158, 153)

HSL

hsl(171.2, 14.9%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.2, 21.5%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 0%, 3.2%, 38%)

LAB

lab(62.54, -12.77, -1.25)

LCH

lch(62.54, 12.83, 185.59)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0383, 185.25)

HWB

hwb(171.2, 48.6%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e7c81

Analogous

#7c9e88

#7c9e99

#7c929e

Triadic

#7c9e99

#997c9e

#9e997c

Split-complementary

#7c9e99

#9e7c92

#9e887c

Tetradic

#7c9e99

#7c819e

#9e7c81

#9e997c

Square

#7c9e99

#887c9e

#9e7c81

#929e7c

Shades

Color #7c9e99 mixed toward black.

#648782

#506c68

#3c514e

#283634

#141b1a

Tints

Color #7c9e99 mixed toward white.

#92aeaa

#a8bebb

#bececc

#d3dfdd

#e9efee

Tones

Color #7c9e99 mixed toward gray.

#7f9b97

#829895

#859693

#879391

#8a908f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c9a · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#8a879b · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#7e9b9b · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7c9e99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c9e99]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#7c9e99 (#7c9e99) is rgb(124, 158, 153) in RGB.

No, #7c9e99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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