What color is #7E686D?

#7E686D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E686D?

The RGB value is 126, 104, 109: 126 red, 104 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E686D?

The complementary color is #687E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E686D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E686D color

#7E686D rgb(126, 104, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E686D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 40.8% green and 42.7% blue (126, 104, 109).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#7E686D color codes

HEX	`#7E686D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 104, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 40.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.23, 9.63, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.23, 9.65, 2.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.315, 15.441, 16.586)`
Decimal	`8284269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E686D, 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 #7E686D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E686D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	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 #7E686D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e686d; }
.text { color: #7e686d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e686d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 104 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e686d, #7e6e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E686D?: #7E686D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E686D?: The RGB value is 126, 104, 109: 126 red, 104 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E686D?: The complementary color is #687E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E686D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.