What color is #7E859A?

#7E859A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E859A?

The RGB value is 126, 133, 154: 126 red, 133 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E859A?

The complementary color is #9A937E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E859A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E859A color

#7E859A rgb(126, 133, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E859A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.2% green and 60.4% blue (126, 133, 154).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#7E859A color codes

HEX	`#7E859A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 133, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.63, 2.04, -12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.63, 12.24, 279.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.823, 23.543, 33.907)`
Decimal	`8291738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E859A, 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 #7E859A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E859A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #7E859A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e859a; }
.text { color: #7e859a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e859a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 133 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e859a, #857e9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E859A?: #7E859A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E859A?: The RGB value is 126, 133, 154: 126 red, 133 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E859A?: The complementary color is #9A937E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E859A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.