What color is #7E7C8D?

#7E7C8D is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7C8D?

The RGB value is 126, 124, 141: 126 red, 124 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7C8D?

The complementary color is #8B8D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7C8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7C8D color

#7E7C8D rgb(126, 124, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7C8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 48.6% green and 55.3% blue (126, 124, 141).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#7E7C8D color codes

HEX	`#7E7C8D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 124, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 48.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.7, 4.3, -8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.7, 9.9, 295.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.619, 20.774, 28.118)`
Decimal	`8289421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7C8D, 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 #7E7C8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7C8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #7E7C8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7c8d; }
.text { color: #7e7c8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7c8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 124 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7c8d, #877c8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7C8D?: #7E7C8D is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7C8D?: The RGB value is 126, 124, 141: 126 red, 124 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7C8D?: The complementary color is #8B8D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7C8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.