What color is #7E8993?

#7E8993 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8993?

The RGB value is 126, 137, 147: 126 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8993?

The complementary color is #93887E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8993 color

#7E8993 rgb(126, 137, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8993 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 53.7% green and 57.6% blue (126, 137, 147).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#7E8993 color codes

HEX	`#7E8993`
RGB	`rgb(126, 137, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 53.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.52, -1.84, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.52, 6.95, 254.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.815, 24.433, 31.112)`
Decimal	`8292755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8993, 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 #7E8993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #7E8993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8993; }
.text { color: #7e8993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 137 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8993, #7e7f93); }

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Questions

What color is #7E8993?: #7E8993 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8993?: The RGB value is 126, 137, 147: 126 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8993?: The complementary color is #93887E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.