What color is #7E8B7B?

#7E8B7B is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8B7B?

The RGB value is 126, 139, 123: 126 red, 139 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8B7B?

The complementary color is #887B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8B7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8B7B color

#7E8B7B rgb(126, 139, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8B7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 54.5% green and 48.2% blue (126, 139, 123).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#7E8B7B color codes

HEX	`#7E8B7B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 139, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 54.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.42, -7.91, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.42, 10.54, 138.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.411, 24.331, 22.303)`
Decimal	`8293243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8B7B, 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 #7E8B7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8B7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #7E8B7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8b7b; }
.text { color: #7e8b7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8b7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 139 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8b7b, #7b8b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7E8B7B?: #7E8B7B is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8B7B?: The RGB value is 126, 139, 123: 126 red, 139 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8B7B?: The complementary color is #887B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8B7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.