What color is #7E9183?

#7E9183 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 #7E9183?

The RGB value is 126, 145, 131: 126 red, 145 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9183?

The complementary color is #917E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9183?

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.

#7E9183 color

#7E9183 rgb(126, 145, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E9183 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 56.9% green and 51.4% blue (126, 145, 131).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7E9183 color codes

HEX	`#7E9183`
RGB	`rgb(126, 145, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 56.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.34, -9.66, 5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.34, 10.95, 151.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.825, 26.325, 25.347)`
Decimal	`8294787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9183, 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 #7E9183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9183 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 #7E9183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9183; }
.text { color: #7e9183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 145 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9183, #7e918c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E9183?: #7E9183 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 #7E9183?: The RGB value is 126, 145, 131: 126 red, 145 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9183?: The complementary color is #917E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9183?: 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.