What color is #7E8CA0?

#7E8CA0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8CA0?

The RGB value is 126, 140, 160: 126 red, 140 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8CA0?

The complementary color is #A0927E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8CA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8CA0 color

#7E8CA0 rgb(126, 140, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8CA0 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 54.9% green and 62.7% blue (126, 140, 160).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#7E8CA0 color codes

HEX	`#7E8CA0`
RGB	`rgb(126, 140, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 54.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.78, -0.56, -12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.78, 12.29, 267.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.326, 25.729, 36.935)`
Decimal	`8293536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8CA0, 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 #7E8CA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8CA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #7E8CA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8ca0; }
.text { color: #7e8ca0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8ca0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 140 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8ca0, #817ea0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7E8CA0?: #7E8CA0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8CA0?: The RGB value is 126, 140, 160: 126 red, 140 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8CA0?: The complementary color is #A0927E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8CA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.