What color is #7E8F85?

#7E8F85 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 #7E8F85?

The RGB value is 126, 143, 133: 126 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8F85?

The complementary color is #8F7E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8F85 color

#7E8F85 rgb(126, 143, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8F85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 56.1% green and 52.2% blue (126, 143, 133).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#7E8F85 color codes

HEX	`#7E8F85`
RGB	`rgb(126, 143, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 56.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.82, -8.16, 3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.82, 8.79, 158.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.659, 25.774, 25.967)`
Decimal	`8294277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8F85, 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 #7E8F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #7E8F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8f85; }
.text { color: #7e8f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 143 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8f85, #7e8f8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E8F85?: #7E8F85 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 #7E8F85?: The RGB value is 126, 143, 133: 126 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8F85?: The complementary color is #8F7E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.