What color is #7E8D88?

#7E8D88 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 #7E8D88?

The RGB value is 126, 141, 136: 126 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8D88?

The complementary color is #8D7E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8D88 color

#7E8D88 rgb(126, 141, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8D88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 55.3% green and 53.3% blue (126, 141, 136).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#7E8D88 color codes

HEX	`#7E8D88`
RGB	`rgb(126, 141, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 55.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, -6.45, 0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 6.5, 172.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.572, 25.263, 26.975)`
Decimal	`8293768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8D88, 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 #7E8D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #7E8D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8d88; }
.text { color: #7e8d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 141 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8d88, #7e8b8d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7E8D88?: #7E8D88 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 #7E8D88?: The RGB value is 126, 141, 136: 126 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8D88?: The complementary color is #8D7E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.