What color is #7E878D?

#7E878D is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E878D?

The RGB value is 126, 135, 141: 126 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E878D?

The complementary color is #8D847E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E878D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E878D color

#7E878D rgb(126, 135, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E878D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.9% green and 55.3% blue (126, 135, 141).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#7E878D color codes

HEX	`#7E878D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 135, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, -2.02, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 4.79, 245.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.075, 23.686, 28.603)`
Decimal	`8292237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E878D, 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 #7E878D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E878D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #7E878D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e878d; }
.text { color: #7e878d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e878d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 135 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e878d, #7e808d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #7E878D?: #7E878D is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E878D?: The RGB value is 126, 135, 141: 126 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E878D?: The complementary color is #8D847E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E878D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.