#7e8b9c

Color #7e8b9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 2.03 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#7e8b9c

RGB

rgb(126, 139, 156)

HSL

hsl(214, 13.2%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 19.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.2%, 10.9%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(57.37, -0.93, -10.6)

LCH

lch(57.37, 10.64, 264.99)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.0298, 255.22)

HWB

hwb(214, 49.4%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c8f7e

Analogous

#7e9a9c

#7e8b9c

#807e9c

Triadic

#7e8b9c

#9c7e8b

#8b9c7e

Split-complementary

#7e8b9c

#9c807e

#9a9c7e

Tetradic

#7e8b9c

#8f7e9c

#9c8f7e

#8b9c7e

Square

#7e8b9c

#9c7e9a

#9c8f7e

#7e9c80

Shades

Color #7e8b9c mixed toward black.

#667385

#525c6a

#3d4550

#292e35

#14171b

Tints

Color #7e8b9c mixed toward white.

#939ead

#a9b2bd

#bec5ce

#d4d8de

#e9ecef

Tones

Color #7e8b9c mixed toward gray.

#808b9a

#838c97

#858c95

#888c92

#8b8d90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848498 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#838297 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#7f9594 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7e8b9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e8b9c]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#7e8b9c (#7e8b9c) is rgb(126, 139, 156) in RGB.

No, #7e8b9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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