#7e8b9f

Color #7e8b9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 2.76 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7e8b9f

RGB

rgb(126, 139, 159)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 14.7%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 20.8%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 12.6%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(57.47, -0.23, -12.18)

LCH

lch(57.47, 12.18, 268.92)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0337, 258.89)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 49.4%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f927e

Analogous

#7e9c9f

#7e8b9f

#827e9f

Triadic

#7e8b9f

#9f7e8b

#8b9f7e

Split-complementary

#7e8b9f

#9f827e

#9c9f7e

Tetradic

#7e8b9f

#927e9f

#9f927e

#8b9f7e

Square

#7e8b9f

#9f7e9c

#9f927e

#7e9f82

Shades

Color #7e8b9f mixed toward black.

#657388

#515c6d

#3d4552

#292e36

#14171b

Tints

Color #7e8b9f mixed toward white.

#949eaf

#a9b2bf

#bfc5cf

#d4d8df

#eaecef

Tones

Color #7e8b9f mixed toward gray.

#818c9c

#848c9a

#868d97

#898d94

#8c8e91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#84849a · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#838299 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#7f9796 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7e8b9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e8b9f]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#7e8b9f (#7e8b9f) is rgb(126, 139, 159) in RGB.

No, #7e8b9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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