What color is #7E9198?

#7E9198 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 #7E9198?

The RGB value is 126, 145, 152: 126 red, 145 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9198?

The complementary color is #98857E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9198?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9198 color

#7E9198 rgb(126, 145, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E9198 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 56.9% green and 59.6% blue (126, 145, 152).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#7E9198 color codes

HEX	`#7E9198`
RGB	`rgb(126, 145, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 56.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.93, -5.22, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.93, 7.94, 228.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.396, 26.953, 33.617)`
Decimal	`8294808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9198, 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 #7E9198	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9198 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #7E9198 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9198; }
.text { color: #7e9198; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9198; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 145 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9198, #7e8498); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E9198?: #7E9198 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 #7E9198?: The RGB value is 126, 145, 152: 126 red, 145 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9198?: The complementary color is #98857E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9198?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.