#7C7C8A

A medium, muted neutral closely aligning with Slategray.

About #7C7C8A

At its core, #7C7C8A is a medium and muted hue. Its closest recognized web color is Slategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 124 red, 124 green, and 138 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 10% cyan and 10% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C7C8A
RGB124, 124, 138
HSL240.0°, 5.6%, 51.4%
CMYK10%, 10%, 0%, 46%
HSV240.0°, 10.1%, 54.1%
LAB52.4, 2.9, -7.6
XYZ20.1, 20.5, 26.9
Decimal8158346

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.11:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.11:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.93:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.34:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C7C8A; }
.text-color { color: #7C7C8A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C7C8A; }

Similar Colors

Slategray
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