What color is #7E8679?

#7E8679 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8679?

The RGB value is 126, 134, 121: 126 red, 134 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8679?

The complementary color is #817986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8679 color

#7E8679 rgb(126, 134, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8679 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.5% green and 47.5% blue (126, 134, 121).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% 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 5.57:1).

#7E8679 color codes

HEX	`#7E8679`
RGB	`rgb(126, 134, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.93, -5.51, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.93, 8.14, 132.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.58, 22.866, 21.415)`
Decimal	`8291961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8679, 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 #7E8679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #7E8679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8679; }
.text { color: #7e8679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 134 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8679, #79867a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E8679?: #7E8679 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8679?: The RGB value is 126, 134, 121: 126 red, 134 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8679?: The complementary color is #817986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.