What color is #7E9190?

#7E9190 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 #7E9190?

The RGB value is 126, 145, 144: 126 red, 145 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9190?

The complementary color is #917E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9190 color

#7E9190 rgb(126, 145, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E9190 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 56.9% green and 56.5% blue (126, 145, 144).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#7E9190 color codes

HEX	`#7E9190`
RGB	`rgb(126, 145, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 56.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.7, -6.98, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.7, 7.2, 194.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.762, 26.7, 30.282)`
Decimal	`8294800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9190, 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 #7E9190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #7E9190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9190; }
.text { color: #7e9190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 145 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9190, #7e8991); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E9190?: #7E9190 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 #7E9190?: The RGB value is 126, 145, 144: 126 red, 145 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9190?: The complementary color is #917E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.