What color is #7E7A79?

#7E7A79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7A79?

The RGB value is 126, 122, 121: 126 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7A79?

The complementary color is #797D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7A79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7A79 color

#7E7A79 rgb(126, 122, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7A79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 47.8% green and 47.5% blue (126, 122, 121).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 2% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#7E7A79 color codes

HEX	`#7E7A79`
RGB	`rgb(126, 122, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 47.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 2%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 4%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.54, 1.32, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.54, 1.71, 39.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.014, 19.735, 20.893)`
Decimal	`8288889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7A79, 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 #7E7A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #7E7A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7a79; }
.text { color: #7e7a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 122 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7a79, #7e7d79); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E7A79?: #7E7A79 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7A79?: The RGB value is 126, 122, 121: 126 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7A79?: The complementary color is #797D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7A79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.