What color is #7E8C82?

#7E8C82 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8C82?

The RGB value is 126, 140, 130: 126 red, 140 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8C82?

The complementary color is #8C7E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8C82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8C82 color

#7E8C82 rgb(126, 140, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8C82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 54.9% green and 51% blue (126, 140, 130).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#7E8C82 color codes

HEX	`#7E8C82`
RGB	`rgb(126, 140, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 54.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 10%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, -7.11, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 7.97, 153.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.011, 24.803, 24.743)`
Decimal	`8293506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8C82, 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 #7E8C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #7E8C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8c82; }
.text { color: #7e8c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 140 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8c82, #7e8c89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E8C82?: #7E8C82 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8C82?: The RGB value is 126, 140, 130: 126 red, 140 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8C82?: The complementary color is #8C7E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8C82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.