What color is #7E7985?

#7E7985 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7985?

The RGB value is 126, 121, 133: 126 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7985?

The complementary color is #808579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7985 color

#7E7985 rgb(126, 121, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7985 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 47.5% green and 52.2% blue (126, 121, 133).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#7E7985 color codes

HEX	`#7E7985`
RGB	`rgb(126, 121, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 47.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 9%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, 4.33, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 7.27, 306.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.674, 19.804, 24.972)`
Decimal	`8288645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7985, 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 #7E7985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #7E7985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7985; }
.text { color: #7e7985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 121 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7985, #847985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7985?: #7E7985 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7985?: The RGB value is 126, 121, 133: 126 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7985?: The complementary color is #808579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.