What color is #7E7E99?

#7E7E99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7E99?

The RGB value is 126, 126, 153: 126 red, 126 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7E99?

The complementary color is #99997E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7E99 color

#7E7E99 rgb(126, 126, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E7E99 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 49.4% green and 60% blue (126, 126, 153).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#7E7E99 color codes

HEX	`#7E7E99`
RGB	`rgb(126, 126, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 49.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.66, 5.86, -14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.66, 15.6, 292.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.813, 21.657, 33.162)`
Decimal	`8289945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7E99, 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 #7E7E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #7E7E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7e99; }
.text { color: #7e7e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 126 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7e99, #8c7e99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E7E99?: #7E7E99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7E99?: The RGB value is 126, 126, 153: 126 red, 126 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7E99?: The complementary color is #99997E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.