What color is #7E8D7C?

#7E8D7C is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8D7C?

The RGB value is 126, 141, 124: 126 red, 141 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8D7C?

The complementary color is #8B7C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8D7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8D7C color

#7E8D7C rgb(126, 141, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8D7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 55.3% green and 48.6% blue (126, 141, 124).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#7E8D7C color codes

HEX	`#7E8D7C`
RGB	`rgb(126, 141, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 55.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.02, -8.82, 7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.02, 11.42, 140.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.766, 24.94, 22.732)`
Decimal	`8293756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8D7C, 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 #7E8D7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8D7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #7E8D7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8d7c; }
.text { color: #7e8d7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8d7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 141 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8d7c, #7c8d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7E8D7C?: #7E8D7C is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8D7C?: The RGB value is 126, 141, 124: 126 red, 141 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8D7C?: The complementary color is #8B7C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8D7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.