What color is #7E8D8D?

#7E8D8D is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8D8D?

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

What is the complementary color of #7E8D8D?

The complementary color is #8D7E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8D8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8D8D color

#7E8D8D rgb(126, 141, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8D8D is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#7E8D8D color codes

HEX	`#7E8D8D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 141, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 55.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.47, -5.4, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.47, 5.7, 198.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.936, 25.408, 28.89)`
Decimal	`8293773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8D8D, 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 #7E8D8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8D8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #7E8D8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8d8d; }
.text { color: #7e8d8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8d8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 141 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8d8d, #7e868d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7E8D8D?: #7E8D8D is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8D8D?: The RGB value is 126, 141, 141: 126 red, 141 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8D8D?: The complementary color is #8D7E7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8D8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.