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#7C888E closest to Sea Lion

#7C888E is a medium gray; the closest named color is Sea Lion. In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 53.3% green and 55.7% blue (rgb(124, 136, 142)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 7% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black. #7C888E is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.77:1.

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Variations of #7C888E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#7C888E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#7C888E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #7C888E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #82858E
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #85878E
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #83878E
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #82858E
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #81868E
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #778A8A
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7A898C
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #868686
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #848788

#7C888E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.64:1 Poor#7C888E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.77:1 Good#7C888E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#7C888E in CSS

/* Sea Lion */
.color { color: #7C888E; }
.background { background-color: #7C888E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #7C888E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(124 136 142);
color: hsl(200 7% 52%);
color: oklch(0.619 0.017 229.1);

#7C888E FAQ

What color is #7C888E?

#7C888E is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #7C888E?

#7C888E is rgb(124, 136, 142) in RGB, hsl(200, 7%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #7C888E?

The complementary color of #7C888E is #8E827C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #7C888E?

Black text has the best contrast on #7C888E: 5.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #7C888E a warm or cool color?

#7C888E is a neutral color.