What color is #7E8478?

#7E8478 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8478?

The RGB value is 126, 132, 120: 126 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8478?

The complementary color is #7E7884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8478 color

#7E8478 rgb(126, 132, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8478 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 51.8% green and 47.1% blue (126, 132, 120).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#7E8478 color codes

HEX	`#7E8478`
RGB	`rgb(126, 132, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 51.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 9%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.34, -4.57, 5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.34, 7.32, 128.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.245, 22.294, 21.002)`
Decimal	`8291448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8478, 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 #7E8478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #7E8478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8478; }
.text { color: #7e8478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 132 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8478, #788478); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E8478?: #7E8478 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8478?: The RGB value is 126, 132, 120: 126 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8478?: The complementary color is #7E7884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.