Palettes / Colors / #7C8A98

#7C8A98 — Dusty Blue

#7C8A98 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

#7C8A98 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #988A7C; it also sits naturally between #7C9898 and #7C7C98. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 49% · Green 54% · Blue 60%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #7C8A98

.text { color: #7C8A98; }
.background { background-color: #7C8A98; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7C8A98; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(124, 138, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 12%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7C8A98; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(124, 138, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7C8A98; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(124, 138, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7C8A98">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7C8A98">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #988A7C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7C8A98: #000000.

How #7C8A98 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7C8A98 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7C8A98?

#7C8A98 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 124, 138, 152). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7C8A98?

#7C8A98 is RGB 124, 138, 152 — HSL 210°, 12%, 54% — CMYK 18%, 9%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #7C8A98?

Its complement is #988A7C; analogous partners are #7C9898 and #7C7C98. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7C8A98 for text?

Black text on #7C8A98 has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.53:1.