What color is #7E8498?

#7E8498 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8498?

The RGB value is 126, 132, 152: 126 red, 132 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8498?

The complementary color is #98927E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8498 color

#7E8498 rgb(126, 132, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8498 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 51.8% green and 59.6% blue (126, 132, 152).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#7E8498 color codes

HEX	`#7E8498`
RGB	`rgb(126, 132, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 51.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.28, 2.15, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.28, 11.63, 280.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.522, 23.205, 32.992)`
Decimal	`8291480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8498, 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 #7E8498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #7E8498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8498; }
.text { color: #7e8498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 132 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8498, #857e98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E8498?: #7E8498 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8498?: The RGB value is 126, 132, 152: 126 red, 132 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8498?: The complementary color is #98927E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.