#7E8A97#7E8A97
#7E8A97 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.024 H 250.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7E8A97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(126, 138, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 11%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 17%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.6%, 8.6%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.93, -1.51, -8.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.93, 8.53, 259.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.8% -0.0081 -0.0227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.8% 0.024 250.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2772, 24.8465, 32.8416) |
| Luminance | 0.2485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 2.23
Steel
#738595
ΔE00 3.04
Slate Gray
#708090
ΔE00 4.22
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 4.34
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 4.49
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7E8A97 #978B7E
analogous
#7E9797 #7E8A97 #7F7E97
triadic
#7E8A97 #977E8A #8A977E
tetradic
#7E8A97 #977E97 #978B7E #7E977F
square
#7E8A97 #977E97 #978B7E #7E977F
split-complementary
#7E8A97 #977F7E #97977E
monochromatic
#454D56 #606B77 #7E8A97 #A0A9B2 #C2C7CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#7E8A97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#7E8A97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #7E8A97
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7E8A97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7E8A97 | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#858A98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828797
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#788D8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7e8a97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 138, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.024 250.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3acb5',
500: '#7e8a97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7e8a97; $custom-light: #a3acb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7e8a97",
"rgb": {
"r": 126,
"g": 138,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.2,
"s": 10.73,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62803,
"c": 0.02411,
"h": 250.3
},
"luminance": 0.24847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7E8A97
secondary
#BEB9B3
accent
#9574B4
background
#FAFAFB
surface
#F4F4F6
border
#CECED0
text
#0F1011
muted
#7F7F80