#7E7A79 Hex Color
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Think of worn concrete or a dusty pencil smudge. Grey like this sits at mid-lightness with barely any saturation, which gives it a calm, practical feel. The hex code #7e7a79 works best as a supporting tone, since it can read muddy across large surfaces. It flatters burgundy and mustard accents, and black text passes AA on it at about 4.9:1, so it holds small body copy.
Questions about #7e7a79
What is #7e7a79 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #7e7a79 is rgb(126, 122, 121), in HSL hsl(12, 2%, 48%) and in CMYK 0%, 3%, 4%, 51%. Browse more shades of gray with names and hex codes.
Is #7e7a79 a warm or cool grey?
It leans warm. Red sits highest in its RGB values (126, 122, 121), so #7e7a79 carries a faint dusty warmth rather than a cold, blue cast. Next to true cool greys, it reads soft and ashy.
What colors pair well with #7e7a79?
Deep burgundy and mustard warm up its muted base and keep it from feeling flat. Skip pale pastels, since they tend to look washed out against a mid grey this muted.
Is #7e7a79 readable on white or black?
#7e7a79 has a 4.24:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.94:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.