What color is #7E8681?

#7E8681 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8681?

The RGB value is 126, 134, 129: 126 red, 134 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8681?

The complementary color is #867E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8681?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8681 color

#7E8681 rgb(126, 134, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8681 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.5% green and 50.6% blue (126, 134, 129).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 3% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#7E8681 color codes

HEX	`#7E8681`
RGB	`rgb(126, 134, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 3%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 6%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, -3.95, 1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 4.29, 157.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.091, 23.071, 24.107)`
Decimal	`8291969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8681, 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 #7E8681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #7E8681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8681; }
.text { color: #7e8681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 134 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8681, #7e8685); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E8681?: #7E8681 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8681?: The RGB value is 126, 134, 129: 126 red, 134 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8681?: The complementary color is #867E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8681?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.