What color is #7E8170?

#7E8170 is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8170?

The RGB value is 126, 129, 112: 126 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8170?

The complementary color is #737081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8170?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8170 color

#7E8170 rgb(126, 129, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8170 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 50.6% green and 43.9% blue (126, 129, 112).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#7E8170 color codes

HEX	`#7E8170`
RGB	`rgb(126, 129, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 50.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.28, -4.35, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.28, 9.86, 116.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.379, 21.306, 18.418)`
Decimal	`8290672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8170, 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 #7E8170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #7E8170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8170; }
.text { color: #7e8170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 129 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8170, #768170); }

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Questions

What color is #7E8170?: #7E8170 is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8170?: The RGB value is 126, 129, 112: 126 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8170?: The complementary color is #737081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8170?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.