HEX atlas value

#7E8A8A

#7E8A8A is a neutral gray HEX color close to River Stone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 126, 138, 138, HSL 180, 5%, 52%, has luminance 0.2445, and belongs to the muted group.

gray neutral muted

#7E8A8A Sample readable text

HEX #7E8A8A

RGB rgb(126, 138, 138)

HSL hsl(180 5% 52%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 0, 46)

Luminance 0.2445

Contrast Black 5.89:1White 3.57:1

CSS

--color-7e8a8a: #7E8A8A;
.background-7e8a8a { background-color: #7E8A8A; }
.text-7e8a8a { color: #7E8A8A; }

Luminance0.2445

Black text5.89:1AA Pass

White text3.57:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#7E8A8A","rgb":[126,138,138],"hsl":[180,5,52],"cmyk":[9,0,0,46],"luminance":0.2445,"contrast":{"black":5.89,"white":3.57}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AFB6B6","hex":"#AFB6B6","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.19,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#64A6A6","hex":"#64A6A6","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.55,"contrastWhite":2.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#525B5B","hex":"#525B5B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.01,"contrastWhite":6.99,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.21,"contrastWhite":3.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#7E8B85","hex":"#7E8B85","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.92,"contrastWhite":3.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["neutral gray","muted","muted gray","River Stone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","neutral UI systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/7e8a8a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/river-stone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/titanium.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8B7E7E","analogous":["#7E8B85","#7E858B"],"triadic":["#8B7E8B","#8B8B7E"],"tetradic":["#857E8B","#8B7E7E","#858B7E"],"splitComplementary":["#8B7E85","#8B857E"],"monochromatic":["#AFB6B6","#7E8A8A","#525B5B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AFB6B6","dark":"#525B5B","saturated":"#64A6A6","desaturated":"#858585","pastel":"#C4C4C4","neon":"#33FFFF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"river-stone","name":"River Stone","hex":"#7E8A8A","distance":0},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":13.19090595827292},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":13.341664064126334},{"slug":"gray","name":"Gray","hex":"#808080","distance":14.2828568570857},{"slug":"grey","name":"Grey","hex":"#808080","distance":14.2828568570857}]

HEX meaning and use

About #7E8A8A

#7E8A8A is classified as a neutral gray value with muted visual character. #7E8A8A is visually closest to River Stone, a named gray color with HEX #7E8A8A.

The RGB channels are 126, 138, and 138, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 180deg with 5% saturation and 52% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2445, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.89:1AA Pass

White text3.57:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #7E8A8A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.89:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.57:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AFB6B6#000000 text · best 10.19:1#AFB6B6

#64A6A6#000000 text · best 7.55:1#64A6A6

#525B5B#FFFFFF text · best 6.99:1#525B5B

Primer Gray#000000 text · best 6.21:1#8B8C89

#7E8B85#000000 text · best 5.92:1#7E8B85

Generated Palette

River Stone#7E8A8A

#8B7E7E#8B7E7E

#7E8B85#7E8B85

#7E858B#7E858B

#AFB6B6#AFB6B6

#525B5B#525B5B

Color Harmonies

#8B7E7E#8B7E7E

#7E8B85#7E8B85

#7E858B#7E858B

#8B7E8B#8B7E8B

#8B8B7E#8B8B7E

Variants

#AFB6B6#AFB6B6

#525B5B#525B5B

#64A6A6#64A6A6

#858585#858585

#C4C4C4#C4C4C4

#33FFFF#33FFFF

Nearest Named Colors

River Stone#7E8A8A

Primer Gray#8B8C89

Titanium#878681

Gray#808080

Grey#808080

#7E8A8A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #7E8A8A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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