#7e878e

Color #7e878e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.65 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7e878e

RGB

rgb(126, 135, 142)

HSL

hsl(206.3, 6.6%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.3, 11.3%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 4.9%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(55.8, -1.8, -4.88)

LCH

lch(55.8, 5.2, 249.75)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.0149, 241.21)

HWB

hwb(206.3, 49.4%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e857e

Analogous

#7e8e8d

#7e878e

#7e7f8e

Triadic

#7e878e

#8e7e87

#878e7e

Split-complementary

#7e878e

#8e7e7f

#8e8d7e

Tetradic

#7e878e

#857e8e

#8e857e

#878e7e

Square

#7e878e

#8d7e8e

#8e857e

#7f8e7e

Shades

Color #7e878e mixed toward black.

#687077

#535a5f

#3f4347

#2a2d30

#151618

Tints

Color #7e878e mixed toward white.

#939ba1

#a9afb4

#bec3c6

#d4d7d9

#e9ebec

Tones

Color #7e878e mixed toward gray.

#7f878d

#81878b

#82868a

#838689

#858687

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82828c · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#81818c · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#7e8b8b · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7e878e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e878e]

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Frequently asked questions

#7e878e (#7e878e) is rgb(126, 135, 142) in RGB.

No, #7e878e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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