What color is #7E737E?

#7E737E is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E737E?

The RGB value is 126, 115, 126: 126 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E737E?

The complementary color is #737E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E737E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E737E color

#7E737E rgb(126, 115, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E737E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 45.1% green and 49.4% blue (126, 115, 126).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cement Feet (#7B737B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#7E737E color codes

HEX	`#7E737E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 115, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 45.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 9%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.74, 6.4, -4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.74, 7.82, 324.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.5, 18.204, 22.274)`
Decimal	`8287102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E737E, 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 #7E737E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E737E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #7E737E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e737e; }
.text { color: #7e737e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e737e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 115 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e737e, #7e7379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E737E?: #7E737E is a gray, closest to the named color Cement Feet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E737E?: The RGB value is 126, 115, 126: 126 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E737E?: The complementary color is #737E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E737E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.