What color is #7E8689?

#7E8689 is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8689?

The RGB value is 126, 134, 137: 126 red, 134 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8689?

The complementary color is #89817E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8689 color

#7E8689 rgb(126, 134, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8689 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.5% green and 53.7% blue (126, 134, 137).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#7E8689 color codes

HEX	`#7E8689`
RGB	`rgb(126, 134, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 8%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, -2.31, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 3.49, 228.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.644, 23.292, 27.018)`
Decimal	`8291977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8689, 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 #7E8689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #7E8689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8689; }
.text { color: #7e8689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 134 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8689, #7e8189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E8689?: #7E8689 is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8689?: The RGB value is 126, 134, 137: 126 red, 134 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8689?: The complementary color is #89817E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.