What color is #7E8D83?

#7E8D83 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 #7E8D83?

The RGB value is 126, 141, 131: 126 red, 141 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8D83?

The complementary color is #8D7E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8D83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8D83 color

#7E8D83 rgb(126, 141, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8D83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 55.3% green and 51.4% blue (126, 141, 131).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#7E8D83 color codes

HEX	`#7E8D83`
RGB	`rgb(126, 141, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 55.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.2, -7.46, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.2, 8.24, 154.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.225, 25.124, 25.147)`
Decimal	`8293763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8D83, 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 #7E8D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #7E8D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8d83; }
.text { color: #7e8d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 141 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8d83, #7e8d8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E8D83?: #7E8D83 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 #7E8D83?: The RGB value is 126, 141, 131: 126 red, 141 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8D83?: The complementary color is #8D7E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8D83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.