What color is #7E8082?

#7E8082 is a gray known as Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ironside?

The RGB value is 126, 128, 130: 126 red, 128 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ironside?

The complementary color is #82807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8082?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ironside color: hex code #7E8082

#7E8082 rgb(126, 128, 130)

Shades of gray

Ironside has the hex code #7E8082. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 50.2% green and 51% blue (126, 128, 130).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 2% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

Ironside (#7E8082) color codes

HEX	`#7E8082`
RGB	`rgb(126, 128, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 50.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 2%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 3%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, -0.34, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 1.39, 255.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.352, 21.486, 24.19)`
Decimal	`8290434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ironside, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7E8082	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8082 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7E8082 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8082; }
.text { color: #7e8082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8082; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 128 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8082, #7e7e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7E8082 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7E8082?: #7E8082 is a gray known as Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ironside?: The RGB value is 126, 128, 130: 126 red, 128 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ironside?: The complementary color is #82807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8082?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.