#7e7f86

Color #7e7f86

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.06 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#7e7f86

RGB

rgb(126, 127, 134)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 3.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 6%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 5.2%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(53.31, 1.06, -3.91)

LCH

lch(53.31, 4.05, 285.17)

OKLCH

oklch(59.8%, 0.0107, 279.73)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 49.4%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86857e

Analogous

#7e8386

#7e7f86

#817e86

Triadic

#7e7f86

#867e7f

#7f867e

Split-complementary

#7e7f86

#86817e

#83867e

Tetradic

#7e7f86

#857e86

#86857e

#7f867e

Square

#7e7f86

#867e83

#86857e

#7e8681

Shades

Color #7e7f86 mixed toward black.

#696a70

#545559

#3f3f43

#2a2a2d

#151516

Tints

Color #7e7f86 mixed toward white.

#94949a

#a9aaae

#bfbfc3

#d4d4d7

#eaeaeb

Tones

Color #7e7f86 mixed toward gray.

#7f8085

#808184

#818183

#818283

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e84 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#7e7e84 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#7e8383 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e7f86;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e7f86]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#7e7f86 (#7e7f86) is rgb(126, 127, 134) in RGB.

No, #7e7f86 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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