#7e8f8d

Color #7e8f8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.95 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7e8f8d

RGB

rgb(126, 143, 141)

HSL

hsl(172.9, 7.1%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172.9, 11.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 0%, 1.4%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(58.04, -6.51, -1.01)

LCH

lch(58.04, 6.59, 188.82)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0198, 188.13)

HWB

hwb(172.9, 49.4%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f7e80

Analogous

#7e8f84

#7e8f8d

#7e888f

Triadic

#7e8f8d

#8d7e8f

#8f8d7e

Split-complementary

#7e8f8d

#8f7e88

#8f847e

Tetradic

#7e8f8d

#7e808f

#8f7e80

#8f8d7e

Square

#7e8f8d

#847e8f

#8f7e80

#888f7e

Shades

Color #7e8f8d mixed toward black.

#687876

#53605e

#3e4847

#2a302f

#151818

Tints

Color #7e8f8d mixed toward white.

#93a2a0

#a9b4b3

#bec7c6

#d4dad9

#e9ecec

Tones

Color #7e8f8d mixed toward gray.

#7f8e8c

#818c8b

#828b8a

#848989

#858887

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86868d · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#85838e · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#7f8e8e · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7e8f8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e8f8d]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#7e8f8d (#7e8f8d) is rgb(126, 143, 141) in RGB.

No, #7e8f8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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