What color is #7E7D88?

#7E7D88 is a gray known as Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7D88?

The RGB value is 126, 125, 136: 126 red, 125 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7D88?

The complementary color is #87887D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7D88 color

#7E7D88 rgb(126, 125, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7D88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 49% green and 53.3% blue (126, 125, 136).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

This exact color is also called Silver Surfer.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#7E7D88 color codes

HEX	`#7E7D88`
RGB	`rgb(126, 125, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 49%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 8%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.82, 2.64, -5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.82, 6.39, 294.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.381, 20.88, 26.244)`
Decimal	`8289672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7D88, 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 #7E7D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #7E7D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7d88; }
.text { color: #7e7d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 125 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7d88, #847d88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7D88?: #7E7D88 is a gray known as Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7D88?: The RGB value is 126, 125, 136: 126 red, 125 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7D88?: The complementary color is #87887D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.