What color is #7E998E?

#7E998E 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 #7E998E?

The RGB value is 126, 153, 142: 126 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E998E?

The complementary color is #997E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E998E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E998E color

#7E998E rgb(126, 153, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E998E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 60% green and 55.7% blue (126, 153, 142).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#7E998E color codes

HEX	`#7E998E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 153, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 60%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.93, -11.77, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.93, 12.06, 167.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.877, 29.17, 29.906)`
Decimal	`8296846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E998E, 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 #7E998E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E998E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #7E998E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e998e; }
.text { color: #7e998e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e998e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 153 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e998e, #7e9799); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E998E?: #7E998E 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 #7E998E?: The RGB value is 126, 153, 142: 126 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E998E?: The complementary color is #997E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E998E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.