What color is #7E7E68?

#7E7E68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7E68?

The RGB value is 126, 126, 104: 126 red, 126 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7E68?

The complementary color is #68687E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7E68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7E68 color

#7E7E68 rgb(126, 126, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E7E68 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 49.4% green and 40.8% blue (126, 126, 104).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#7E7E68 color codes

HEX	`#7E7E68`
RGB	`rgb(126, 126, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 49.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 17%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.24, -4.03, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.24, 12.67, 108.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.564, 20.357, 16.045)`
Decimal	`8289896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7E68, 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 #7E7E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #7E7E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7e68; }
.text { color: #7e7e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 126 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7e68, #737e68); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E7E68?: #7E7E68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7E68?: The RGB value is 126, 126, 104: 126 red, 126 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7E68?: The complementary color is #68687E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7E68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.