What color is #7E7684?

#7E7684 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7684?

The RGB value is 126, 118, 132: 126 red, 118 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7684?

The complementary color is #7C8476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7684 color

#7E7684 rgb(126, 118, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7684 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 46.3% green and 51.8% blue (126, 118, 132).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#7E7684 color codes

HEX	`#7E7684`
RGB	`rgb(126, 118, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 46.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.76, 5.87, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.76, 8.79, 311.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.247, 19.059, 24.49)`
Decimal	`8287876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7684, 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 #7E7684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #7E7684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7684; }
.text { color: #7e7684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 118 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7684, #847683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7684?: #7E7684 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7684?: The RGB value is 126, 118, 132: 126 red, 118 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7684?: The complementary color is #7C8476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.