What color is #7E8891?

#7E8891 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8891?

The RGB value is 126, 136, 145: 126 red, 136 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8891?

The complementary color is #91877E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8891?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8891 color

#7E8891 rgb(126, 136, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8891 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 53.3% green and 56.9% blue (126, 136, 145).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#7E8891 color codes

HEX	`#7E8891`
RGB	`rgb(126, 136, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 53.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.18, -1.72, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.18, 6.29, 254.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.518, 24.088, 30.246)`
Decimal	`8292497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8891, 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 #7E8891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #7E8891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8891; }
.text { color: #7e8891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 136 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8891, #7e7f91); }

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Questions

What color is #7E8891?: #7E8891 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8891?: The RGB value is 126, 136, 145: 126 red, 136 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8891?: The complementary color is #91877E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8891?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.