#7e8085

Color #7e8085

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 2.97 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7e8085

RGB

rgb(126, 128, 133)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 2.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 5.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 3.8%, 0%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(53.56, 0.28, -2.96)

LCH

lch(53.56, 2.97, 275.4)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.0079, 268.55)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 49.4%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85837e

Analogous

#7e8485

#7e8085

#807e85

Triadic

#7e8085

#857e80

#80857e

Split-complementary

#7e8085

#85807e

#84857e

Tetradic

#7e8085

#837e85

#85837e

#80857e

Square

#7e8085

#857e84

#85837e

#7e8580

Shades

Color #7e8085 mixed toward black.

#696b6f

#545559

#3f4043

#2a2b2c

#151516

Tints

Color #7e8085 mixed toward white.

#949599

#a9aaae

#bfc0c2

#d4d5d6

#eaeaeb

Tones

Color #7e8085 mixed toward gray.

#7f8084

#7f8184

#808183

#818182

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f84 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#7f7f84 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#7e8383 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7e8085;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e8085]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7e8085 (#7e8085) is rgb(126, 128, 133) in RGB.

No, #7e8085 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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