What color is #7E817B?

#7E817B is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E817B?

The RGB value is 126, 129, 123: 126 red, 129 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E817B?

The complementary color is #7E7B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E817B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E817B color

#7E817B rgb(126, 129, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E817B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 50.6% green and 48.2% blue (126, 129, 123).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 2% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#7E817B color codes

HEX	`#7E817B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 129, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 50.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 2%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 5%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.56, -2.3, 2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.56, 3.67, 128.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.029, 21.566, 21.843)`
Decimal	`8290683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E817B, 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 #7E817B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E817B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #7E817B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e817b; }
.text { color: #7e817b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e817b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 129 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e817b, #7b817b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7E817B?: #7E817B is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E817B?: The RGB value is 126, 129, 123: 126 red, 129 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E817B?: The complementary color is #7E7B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E817B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.