What color is #7E8F92?

#7E8F92 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8F92?

The RGB value is 126, 143, 146: 126 red, 143 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8F92?

The complementary color is #92817E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8F92?

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.

#7E8F92 color

#7E8F92 rgb(126, 143, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8F92 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 56.1% green and 57.3% blue (126, 143, 146).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7E8F92 color codes

HEX	`#7E8F92`
RGB	`rgb(126, 143, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 56.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, -5.43, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 6.55, 213.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.614, 26.155, 30.993)`
Decimal	`8294290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8F92, 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 #7E8F92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8F92 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 #7E8F92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8f92; }
.text { color: #7e8f92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8f92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 143 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8f92, #7e8592); }

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Questions

What color is #7E8F92?: #7E8F92 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8F92?: The RGB value is 126, 143, 146: 126 red, 143 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8F92?: The complementary color is #92817E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8F92?: 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.