Cadet Blue (Blue)

#7F9F9F

RGB: 127, 159, 159

Color OverviewHEX #7F9F9F

#7F9F9F Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #7F9F9F is composed of 50% red, 62% green, and 62% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 180°, saturation of 14%, and lightness of 56%.

HEX

#7F9F9F

RGB

127, 159, 159

HSL

180°, 14%, 56%

HSV

180°, 20%, 62%

CMYK

20%, 0%, 0%, 38%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #7F9F9F (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #7F9F9F (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #7F9F9F (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #7F9F9F

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #7F9F9F Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.85 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #7F9F9F Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):7.36 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #7F9F9F;
}

.element {
  color: #7F9F9F;
  background-color: #7F9F9F;
  border-color: #7F9F9F;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#7F9F9F] text-[#7F9F9F] border-[#7F9F9F]">
  Content styled with #7F9F9F
</div>