What color is #7E938C?

#7E938C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E938C?

The RGB value is 126, 147, 140: 126 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E938C?

The complementary color is #937E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E938C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E938C color

#7E938C rgb(126, 147, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E938C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 57.6% green and 54.9% blue (126, 147, 140).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#7E938C color codes

HEX	`#7E938C`
RGB	`rgb(126, 147, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 57.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.16, -8.93, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.16, 9.01, 172.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.77, 27.196, 28.803)`
Decimal	`8295308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E938C, 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 #7E938C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E938C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #7E938C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e938c; }
.text { color: #7e938c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e938c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 147 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e938c, #7e9093); }

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Questions

What color is #7E938C?: #7E938C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E938C?: The RGB value is 126, 147, 140: 126 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E938C?: The complementary color is #937E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E938C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.