What color is #7E908F?

#7E908F 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 #7E908F?

The RGB value is 126, 144, 143: 126 red, 144 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E908F?

The complementary color is #907E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E908F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E908F color

#7E908F rgb(126, 144, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E908F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 56.5% green and 56.1% blue (126, 144, 143).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#7E908F color codes

HEX	`#7E908F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 144, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 56.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.38, -6.64, -1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.38, 6.84, 193.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.534, 26.365, 29.83)`
Decimal	`8294543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E908F, 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 #7E908F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E908F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #7E908F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e908f; }
.text { color: #7e908f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e908f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 144 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e908f, #7e8890); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7E908F?: #7E908F 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 #7E908F?: The RGB value is 126, 144, 143: 126 red, 144 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E908F?: The complementary color is #907E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E908F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.