#7e7a78

Color #7e7a78

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 2.87 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7e7a78

RGB

rgb(126, 122, 120)

HSL

hsl(20, 2.4%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 4.8%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 4.8%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(51.51, 1.13, 1.63)

LCH

lch(51.51, 1.98, 55.27)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.0057, 48.53)

HWB

hwb(20, 47.1%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#787c7e

Analogous

#7e7879

#7e7a78

#7e7d78

Triadic

#7e7a78

#787e7a

#7a787e

Split-complementary

#7e7a78

#787e7d

#78797e

Tetradic

#7e7a78

#7c7e78

#787c7e

#7a787e

Square

#7e7a78

#797e78

#787c7e

#7d787e

Shades

Color #7e7a78 mixed toward black.

#696664

#545150

#3f3d3c

#2a2928

#151414

Tints

Color #7e7a78 mixed toward white.

#94908e

#a9a6a5

#bfbcbb

#d4d3d2

#eae9e8

Tones

Color #7e7a78 mixed toward gray.

#7d7a78

#7d7a79

#7c7a79

#7c7b7a

#7b7b7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c78 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#7d7d79 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#7e7979 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 2.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e7a78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e7a78]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#7e7a78 (#7e7a78) is rgb(126, 122, 120) in RGB.

No, #7e7a78 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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