What color is #7E8F75?

#7E8F75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8F75?

The RGB value is 126, 143, 117: 126 red, 143 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8F75?

The complementary color is #86758F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8F75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8F75 color

#7E8F75 rgb(126, 143, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E8F75 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 56.1% green and 45.9% blue (126, 143, 117).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#7E8F75 color codes

HEX	`#7E8F75`
RGB	`rgb(126, 143, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 56.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 18%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.43, -11.21, 11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.43, 16.29, 133.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.637, 25.365, 20.582)`
Decimal	`8294261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8F75, 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 #7E8F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #7E8F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8f75; }
.text { color: #7e8f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 143 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8f75, #758f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7E8F75?: #7E8F75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8F75?: The RGB value is 126, 143, 117: 126 red, 143 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8F75?: The complementary color is #86758F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8F75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.