Palettes / Colors / #7C8A99

#7C8A99 — Dusty Blue

#7C8A99 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #7C8A99 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#7C8A99 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 #7C9798 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 19% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7C8A99

.text { color: #7C8A99; }
.background { background-color: #7C8A99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7C8A99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(124, 138, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(211, 12%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7C8A99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(124, 138, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7C8A99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(124, 138, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7C8A99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7C8A99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #988A7C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7C8A99: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7C8A99

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #7C8A99 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 #7C8A99 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 #7C8A99?

#7C8A99 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 124, 138, 153). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7C8A99?

#7C8A99 is RGB 124, 138, 153 — HSL 211°, 12%, 54% — CMYK 19%, 10%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #7C8A99?

Its complement is #988A7C; analogous partners are #7C9798 and #7C7C98. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7C8A99 for text?

Black text on #7C8A99 has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.53:1.