What color is #7E7B86?

#7E7B86 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7B86?

The RGB value is 126, 123, 134: 126 red, 123 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7B86?

The complementary color is #83867B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7B86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7B86 color

#7E7B86 rgb(126, 123, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7B86 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 48.2% green and 52.5% blue (126, 123, 134).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#7E7B86 color codes

HEX	`#7E7B86`
RGB	`rgb(126, 123, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 48.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 8%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.2, 3.38, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.2, 6.51, 301.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.989, 20.323, 25.419)`
Decimal	`8289158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7B86, 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 #7E7B86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7B86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #7E7B86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7b86; }
.text { color: #7e7b86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7b86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 123 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7b86, #847b86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7B86?: #7E7B86 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7B86?: The RGB value is 126, 123, 134: 126 red, 123 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7B86?: The complementary color is #83867B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7B86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.