#7f9998

Color #7f9998

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.49 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7f9998

RGB

rgb(127, 153, 152)

HSL

hsl(177.7, 11.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177.7, 17%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 0%, 0.7%, 40%)

LAB

lab(61.27, -9.29, -2.52)

LCH

lch(61.27, 9.63, 195.18)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0292, 193.66)

HWB

hwb(177.7, 49.8%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#997f80

Analogous

#7f998b

#7f9998

#7f8d99

Triadic

#7f9998

#987f99

#99987f

Split-complementary

#7f9998

#997f8d

#998b7f

Tetradic

#7f9998

#7f8099

#997f80

#99987f

Square

#7f9998

#8b7f99

#997f80

#8d997f

Shades

Color #7f9998 mixed toward black.

#678281

#536867

#3e4e4d

#293434

#151a1a

Tints

Color #7f9998 mixed toward white.

#94aaa9

#aabbba

#bfcccb

#d4dddd

#eaeeee

Tones

Color #7f9998 mixed toward gray.

#819796

#839594

#859292

#889090

#8a8e8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b98 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#898798 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#809898 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7f9998;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7f9998]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#7f9998 (#7f9998) is rgb(127, 153, 152) in RGB.

No, #7f9998 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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