#7e959b

Color #7e959b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.1 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#7e959b

RGB

rgb(126, 149, 155)

HSL

hsl(192.4, 12.7%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.4, 18.7%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 3.9%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(60.16, -6.76, -5.88)

LCH

lch(60.16, 8.96, 221.02)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0276, 215.25)

HWB

hwb(192.4, 49.4%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b847e

Analogous

#7e9b93

#7e959b

#7e869b

Triadic

#7e959b

#9b7e95

#959b7e

Split-complementary

#7e959b

#9b7e86

#9b937e

Tetradic

#7e959b

#847e9b

#9b847e

#959b7e

Square

#7e959b

#937e9b

#9b847e

#869b7e

Shades

Color #7e959b mixed toward black.

#667e84

#52656a

#3d4b4f

#293235

#14191a

Tints

Color #7e959b mixed toward white.

#93a7ac

#a9b8bc

#becacd

#d4dcde

#e9edee

Tones

Color #7e959b mixed toward gray.

#809499

#839296

#859194

#888f91

#8a8e8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89899a · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#878599 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#7f9898 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e959b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e959b]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#7e959b (#7e959b) is rgb(126, 149, 155) in RGB.

No, #7e959b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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