What color is #7E857F?

#7E857F is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E857F?

The RGB value is 126, 133, 127: 126 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E857F?

The complementary color is #857E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E857F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E857F color

#7E857F rgb(126, 133, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E857F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.2% green and 49.8% blue (126, 133, 127).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 3% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#7E857F color codes

HEX	`#7E857F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 133, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 3%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 5%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, -3.79, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 4.45, 148.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.822, 22.743, 23.367)`
Decimal	`8291711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E857F, 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 #7E857F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E857F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #7E857F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e857f; }
.text { color: #7e857f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e857f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 133 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e857f, #7e8583); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E857F?: #7E857F is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E857F?: The RGB value is 126, 133, 127: 126 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E857F?: The complementary color is #857E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E857F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.