What color is #7E817E?

#7E817E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E817E?

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

What is the complementary color of #7E817E?

The complementary color is #817E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E817E?

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.

#7E817E color

#7E817E rgb(126, 129, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E817E is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7E817E color codes

HEX	`#7E817E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 129, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 50.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 2%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.65, -1.72, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.65, 2.11, 144.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.22, 21.642, 22.847)`
Decimal	`8290686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E817E, 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 #7E817E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E817E 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 #7E817E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e817e; }
.text { color: #7e817e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e817e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 129 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e817e, #7e8180); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E817E?: #7E817E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E817E?: The RGB value is 126, 129, 126: 126 red, 129 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E817E?: The complementary color is #817E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E817E?: 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.