What color is #7E9892?

#7E9892 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9892?

The RGB value is 126, 152, 146: 126 red, 152 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9892?

The complementary color is #987E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9892?

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.

#7E9892 color

#7E9892 rgb(126, 152, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E9892 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 59.6% green and 57.3% blue (126, 152, 146).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7E9892 color codes

HEX	`#7E9892`
RGB	`rgb(126, 152, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 59.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, -10.39, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 10.39, 179.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.019, 28.967, 31.461)`
Decimal	`8296594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9892, 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 #7E9892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9892 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 #7E9892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9892; }
.text { color: #7e9892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 152 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9892, #7e9198); }

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Questions

What color is #7E9892?: #7E9892 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9892?: The RGB value is 126, 152, 146: 126 red, 152 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9892?: The complementary color is #987E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9892?: 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.