#7f787e

Color #7f787e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.09 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#7f787e

RGB

rgb(127, 120, 126)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 2.8%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 5.5%, 49.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 0.8%, 50.2%)

LAB

lab(51.21, 3.85, -2.32)

LCH

lch(51.21, 4.49, 328.93)

OKLCH

oklch(58.1%, 0.0123, 330.31)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 47.1%, 50.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#787f79

Analogous

#7c787f

#7f787e

#7f787a

Triadic

#7f787e

#7e7f78

#787e7f

Split-complementary

#7f787e

#7a7f78

#787f7c

Tetradic

#7f787e

#7f7978

#787f79

#787e7f

Square

#7f787e

#7f7c78

#787f79

#787a7f

Shades

Color #7f787e mixed toward black.

#6a6469

#555054

#3f3c3f

#2a282a

#151415

Tints

Color #7f787e mixed toward white.

#948e94

#aaa5a9

#bfbbbf

#d4d2d4

#eae8ea

Tones

Color #7f787e mixed toward gray.

#7e797d

#7d7a7d

#7d7a7c

#7c7b7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c7d · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#7c7d7c · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#7f7b7b · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7f787e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7f787e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#7f787e (#7f787e) is rgb(127, 120, 126) in RGB.

No, #7f787e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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