What color is #7E8DA3?

#7E8DA3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8DA3?

The RGB value is 126, 141, 163: 126 red, 141 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8DA3?

The complementary color is #A3947E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8DA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8DA3 color

#7E8DA3 rgb(126, 141, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E8DA3 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 55.3% green and 63.9% blue (126, 141, 163).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#7E8DA3 color codes

HEX	`#7E8DA3`
RGB	`rgb(126, 141, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 55.3%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.16, -0.42, -13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.16, 13.43, 268.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.738, 26.129, 38.383)`
Decimal	`8293795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8DA3, 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 #7E8DA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8DA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #7E8DA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8da3; }
.text { color: #7e8da3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8da3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 141 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8da3, #817ea3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E8DA3?: #7E8DA3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8DA3?: The RGB value is 126, 141, 163: 126 red, 141 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8DA3?: The complementary color is #A3947E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8DA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.