What color is #7E8F7E?

#7E8F7E is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8F7E?

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

What is the complementary color of #7E8F7E?

The complementary color is #8F7E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8F7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8F7E color

#7E8F7E rgb(126, 143, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8F7E is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#7E8F7E color codes

HEX	`#7E8F7E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 143, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 56.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.64, -9.54, 6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.64, 11.83, 143.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.192, 25.587, 23.504)`
Decimal	`8294270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8F7E, 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 #7E8F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #7E8F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8f7e; }
.text { color: #7e8f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 143 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8f7e, #7e8f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #7E8F7E?: #7E8F7E is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8F7E?: The RGB value is 126, 143, 126: 126 red, 143 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8F7E?: The complementary color is #8F7E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8F7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.