#7e8289

Color #7e8289

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.33 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#7e8289

RGB

rgb(126, 130, 137)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 4.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 8%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 5.1%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(54.25, -0.03, -4.28)

LCH

lch(54.25, 4.28, 269.6)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.0116, 261.59)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 49.4%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89857e

Analogous

#7e8889

#7e8289

#807e89

Triadic

#7e8289

#897e82

#82897e

Split-complementary

#7e8289

#89807e

#88897e

Tetradic

#7e8289

#857e89

#89857e

#82897e

Square

#7e8289

#897e88

#89857e

#7e8980

Shades

Color #7e8289 mixed toward black.

#696c73

#54575c

#3f4145

#2a2b2e

#151617

Tints

Color #7e8289 mixed toward white.

#94979d

#a9acb0

#bfc1c4

#d4d5d8

#eaeaeb

Tones

Color #7e8289 mixed toward gray.

#7f8288

#808387

#818386

#828385

#838385

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808087 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#807f87 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#7e8686 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7e8289;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e8289]

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

#7e8289 (#7e8289) is rgb(126, 130, 137) in RGB.

No, #7e8289 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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