What color is #7E7C8F?

#7E7C8F is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7C8F?

The RGB value is 126, 124, 143: 126 red, 124 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7C8F?

The complementary color is #8D8F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7C8F color

#7E7C8F rgb(126, 124, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7C8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 48.6% green and 56.1% blue (126, 124, 143).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#7E7C8F color codes

HEX	`#7E7C8F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 124, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 48.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, 4.75, -9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 11.05, 295.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.769, 20.834, 28.908)`
Decimal	`8289423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7C8F, 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 #7E7C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #7E7C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7c8f; }
.text { color: #7e7c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 124 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7c8f, #887c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7C8F?: #7E7C8F is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7C8F?: The RGB value is 126, 124, 143: 126 red, 124 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7C8F?: The complementary color is #8D8F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.