#7e8a9e

Color #7e8a9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 2.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#7e8a9e

RGB

rgb(126, 138, 158)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 14.2%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 20.3%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 12.7%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(57.15, 0.11, -12.07)

LCH

lch(57.15, 12.07, 270.52)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0332, 260.65)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 49.4%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e927e

Analogous

#7e9a9e

#7e8a9e

#827e9e

Triadic

#7e8a9e

#9e7e8a

#8a9e7e

Split-complementary

#7e8a9e

#9e827e

#9a9e7e

Tetradic

#7e8a9e

#927e9e

#9e927e

#8a9e7e

Square

#7e8a9e

#9e7e9a

#9e927e

#7e9e82

Shades

Color #7e8a9e mixed toward black.

#667287

#515b6c

#3d4451

#292e36

#14171b

Tints

Color #7e8a9e mixed toward white.

#939eae

#a9b1be

#bec5cf

#d4d8df

#e9ecef

Tones

Color #7e8a9e mixed toward gray.

#818b9b

#838b99

#868c96

#898d93

#8b8d91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838399 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#838298 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#7f9695 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7e8a9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e8a9e]

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

#7e8a9e (#7e8a9e) is rgb(126, 138, 158) in RGB.

No, #7e8a9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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