What color is #7E7D7D?

#7E7D7D is a gray, closest to the named color Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7D7D?

The RGB value is 126, 125, 125: 126 red, 125 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7D7D?

The complementary color is #7D7E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7D7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7D7D color

#7E7D7D rgb(126, 125, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7D7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 49% green and 49% blue (126, 125, 125).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gray (#808080), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#7E7D7D color codes

HEX	`#7E7D7D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 125, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 49%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.49, 0.38, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.49, 0.4, 19.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.639, 20.584, 22.336)`
Decimal	`8289661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7D7D, 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 #7E7D7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7D7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #7E7D7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7d7d; }
.text { color: #7e7d7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7d7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 125 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7d7d, #7e7e7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7E7D7D?: #7E7D7D is a gray, closest to the named color Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7D7D?: The RGB value is 126, 125, 125: 126 red, 125 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7D7D?: The complementary color is #7D7E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7D7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.