What color is #7E8F96?

#7E8F96 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8F96?

The RGB value is 126, 143, 150: 126 red, 143 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8F96?

The complementary color is #96857E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8F96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8F96 color

#7E8F96 rgb(126, 143, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E8F96 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 56.1% green and 58.8% blue (126, 143, 150).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#7E8F96 color codes

HEX	`#7E8F96`
RGB	`rgb(126, 143, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 56.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.3, -4.55, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.3, 7.35, 231.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.93, 26.282, 32.66)`
Decimal	`8294294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8F96, 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 #7E8F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #7E8F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8f96; }
.text { color: #7e8f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 143 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8f96, #7e8396); }

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Questions

What color is #7E8F96?: #7E8F96 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8F96?: The RGB value is 126, 143, 150: 126 red, 143 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8F96?: The complementary color is #96857E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8F96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.