What color is #7E929F?

#7E929F 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 #7E929F?

The RGB value is 126, 146, 159: 126 red, 146 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E929F?

The complementary color is #9F8B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E929F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E929F color

#7E929F rgb(126, 146, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E929F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 57.3% green and 62.4% blue (126, 146, 159).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#7E929F color codes

HEX	`#7E929F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 146, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 57.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.43, -4.18, -9.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.43, 10.13, 245.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.139, 27.496, 36.777)`
Decimal	`8295071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E929F, 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 #7E929F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E929F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #7E929F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e929f; }
.text { color: #7e929f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e929f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 146 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e929f, #7e819f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E929F?: #7E929F 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 #7E929F?: The RGB value is 126, 146, 159: 126 red, 146 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E929F?: The complementary color is #9F8B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E929F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.