What color is #7E979B?

#7E979B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E979B?

The RGB value is 126, 151, 155: 126 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E979B?

The complementary color is #9B827E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E979B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E979B color

#7E979B rgb(126, 151, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E979B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 59.2% green and 60.8% blue (126, 151, 155).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#7E979B color codes

HEX	`#7E979B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 151, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 59.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.72, -7.87, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.72, 9.34, 212.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.586, 28.935, 35.241)`
Decimal	`8296347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E979B, 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 #7E979B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E979B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #7E979B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e979b; }
.text { color: #7e979b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e979b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 151 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e979b, #7e899b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E979B?: #7E979B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E979B?: The RGB value is 126, 151, 155: 126 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E979B?: The complementary color is #9B827E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E979B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.