#7f8b9e

Color #7f8b9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 2.68 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#7f8b9e

RGB

rgb(127, 139, 158)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 13.8%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 19.6%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 12%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(57.51, -0.13, -11.53)

LCH

lch(57.51, 11.53, 269.35)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0318, 259.5)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 49.8%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e927f

Analogous

#7f9b9e

#7f8b9e

#837f9e

Triadic

#7f8b9e

#9e7f8b

#8b9e7f

Split-complementary

#7f8b9e

#9e837f

#9b9e7f

Tetradic

#7f8b9e

#927f9e

#9e927f

#8b9e7f

Square

#7f8b9e

#9e7f9b

#9e927f

#7f9e83

Shades

Color #7f8b9e mixed toward black.

#667387

#525c6c

#3d4551

#292e36

#14171b

Tints

Color #7f8b9e mixed toward white.

#949eae

#aab2be

#bfc5cf

#d4d8df

#eaecef

Tones

Color #7f8b9e mixed toward gray.

#828c9b

#848c99

#878d96

#898d94

#8c8e91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#84849a · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#848399 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#809695 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7f8b9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7f8b9e]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#7f8b9e (#7f8b9e) is rgb(127, 139, 158) in RGB.

No, #7f8b9e 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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