What color is #7E8089?

#7E8089 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8089?

The RGB value is 126, 128, 137: 126 red, 128 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8089?

The complementary color is #89877E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8089 color

#7E8089 rgb(126, 128, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8089 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 50.2% green and 53.7% blue (126, 128, 137).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#7E8089 color codes

HEX	`#7E8089`
RGB	`rgb(126, 128, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 50.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 8%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.69, 1.12, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.69, 5.23, 282.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.838, 21.68, 26.749)`
Decimal	`8290441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8089, 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 #7E8089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #7E8089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8089; }
.text { color: #7e8089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 128 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8089, #827e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E8089?: #7E8089 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8089?: The RGB value is 126, 128, 137: 126 red, 128 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8089?: The complementary color is #89877E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.