What color is #7E8A8B?

#7E8A8B is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8A8B?

The RGB value is 126, 138, 139: 126 red, 138 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8A8B?

The complementary color is #8B7F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8A8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8A8B color

#7E8A8B rgb(126, 138, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8A8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 54.1% green and 54.5% blue (126, 138, 139).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#7E8A8B color codes

HEX	`#7E8A8B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 138, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 54.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.56, -4.14, -2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.56, 4.61, 206.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.352, 24.476, 27.968)`
Decimal	`8293003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8A8B, 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 #7E8A8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8A8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #7E8A8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8a8b; }
.text { color: #7e8a8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8a8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 138 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8a8b, #7e848b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7E8A8B?: #7E8A8B is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8A8B?: The RGB value is 126, 138, 139: 126 red, 138 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8A8B?: The complementary color is #8B7F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8A8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.