What color is #7C8E91?

#7C8E91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8E91?

The RGB value is 124, 142, 145: 124 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8E91?

The complementary color is #917F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8E91 color

#7C8E91 rgb(124, 142, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8E91 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 55.7% green and 56.9% blue (124, 142, 145).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#7C8E91 color codes

HEX	`#7C8E91`
RGB	`rgb(124, 142, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 55.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.73, -5.78, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.73, 6.91, 213.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.095, 25.675, 30.522)`
Decimal	`8162961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8E91, 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 #7C8E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #7C8E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8e91; }
.text { color: #7c8e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 142 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8e91, #7c8491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #7C8E91?: #7C8E91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8E91?: The RGB value is 124, 142, 145: 124 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8E91?: The complementary color is #917F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.