Recognised as Colour
#7E978D
- #7E978D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#7E978D is a cyan with RGB values 126, 151, 141 and HSL 156°, 11%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#7E978D#7E978D
HEX#7E978D
RGBrgb(126, 151, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5922, 0.5529
RGB percentages49.4%, 59.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(156, 10.7%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156, 16.6%, 59.2%)
CMYK16.6%, 0%, 6.6%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,296,333
CSS custom property--colour: #7E978D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#816872
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#977E88
Analogous#7E9781, #7E9597
Triadic#8D7E97, #978D7E
Split complementary#977E95, #97817E
Tetradic#817E97, #977E88, #95977E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R126
G151
B141
Red126 (49.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue156°
Saturation (HSL)10.73%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 7E · G 97 · B 8D
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