What color is #7E8292?

#7E8292 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8292?

The RGB value is 126, 130, 146: 126 red, 130 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8292?

The complementary color is #928E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8292 color

#7E8292 rgb(126, 130, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8292 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 51% green and 57.3% blue (126, 130, 146).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#7E8292 color codes

HEX	`#7E8292`
RGB	`rgb(126, 130, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 51%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.53, 1.94, -9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.53, 9.29, 282.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.774, 22.476, 30.38)`
Decimal	`8290962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8292, 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 #7E8292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #7E8292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8292; }
.text { color: #7e8292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 130 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8292, #847e92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E8292?: #7E8292 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8292?: The RGB value is 126, 130, 146: 126 red, 130 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8292?: The complementary color is #928E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.