What color is #7E8574?

#7E8574 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8574?

The RGB value is 126, 133, 116: 126 red, 133 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8574?

The complementary color is #7B7485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8574?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8574 color

#7E8574 rgb(126, 133, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8574 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.2% green and 45.5% blue (126, 133, 116).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#7E8574 color codes

HEX	`#7E8574`
RGB	`rgb(126, 133, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.52, -5.88, 8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.52, 10.16, 125.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.144, 22.472, 19.796)`
Decimal	`8291700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8574, 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 #7E8574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #7E8574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8574; }
.text { color: #7e8574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 133 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8574, #768574); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E8574?: #7E8574 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8574?: The RGB value is 126, 133, 116: 126 red, 133 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8574?: The complementary color is #7B7485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8574?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.