What color is #7E7B7A?

#7E7B7A is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7B7A?

The RGB value is 126, 123, 122: 126 red, 123 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7B7A?

The complementary color is #7A7D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7B7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7B7A color

#7E7B7A rgb(126, 123, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7B7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 48.2% green and 47.8% blue (126, 123, 122).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 2% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#7E7B7A color codes

HEX	`#7E7B7A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 123, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 48.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 2%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 3%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, 0.94, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 1.33, 45.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.199, 20.007, 21.259)`
Decimal	`8289146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7B7A, 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 #7E7B7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7B7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #7E7B7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7b7a; }
.text { color: #7e7b7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7b7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 123 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7b7a, #7e7d7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7E7B7A?: #7E7B7A is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7B7A?: The RGB value is 126, 123, 122: 126 red, 123 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7B7A?: The complementary color is #7A7D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7B7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.