#7d838e

Color #7d838e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 4.84 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7d838e

RGB

rgb(125, 131, 142)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 7%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 12%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 7.7%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(54.6, 0.13, -6.67)

LCH

lch(54.6, 6.67, 271.12)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.018, 262.68)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 49%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e887d

Analogous

#7d8c8e

#7d838e

#807d8e

Triadic

#7d838e

#8e7d83

#838e7d

Split-complementary

#7d838e

#8e807d

#8c8e7d

Tetradic

#7d838e

#887d8e

#8e887d

#838e7d

Square

#7d838e

#8e7d8c

#8e887d

#7d8e80

Shades

Color #7d838e mixed toward black.

#686d77

#53575f

#3e4147

#292c30

#151618

Tints

Color #7d838e mixed toward white.

#9398a1

#a8acb4

#bec1c7

#d4d6d9

#e9eaec

Tones

Color #7d838e mixed toward gray.

#7f848d

#80848b

#81848a

#838588

#848587

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#80808b · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#7f7f8b · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#7d8989 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7d838e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7d838e]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7d838e (#7d838e) is rgb(125, 131, 142) in RGB.

No, #7d838e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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