Information about #7E7271 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#7E7271 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(126, 114, 113) — 49.4% red, 44.7% green, 44.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 5 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #7E7271 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Empress (#7C7173). Slightly further away sit Metallic Titanium (#7A7772) and Quarter Oilskin (#82776E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(126, 114, 113)), which gives #7E7271 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #7E7271: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. No one has named #7E7271 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#7E7271 color variations

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#7E7271 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #7E7271

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Empress color link
Empress

#7C7173

Pat Routa color link
Pat Routa

#777270

Dove Grey color link
Dove Grey

#777672

Detroit color link
Detroit

#787774

Half Chicago color link
Half Chicago

#777770

Stonehenge color link
Stonehenge

#827A71

Triple Delta color link
Triple Delta

#787973

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Montoya color link
Montoya

#777972

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7E7271
  • RGB126, 114, 113
  • CMYK0, 5, 5, 51
  • CSSrgb(126, 114, 113)
  • HSL5°, 5%, 47%
  • HSL Precise4.615°, 5.439%, 46.863%
  • HSV5°, 10%, 49%
  • HSB5°, 10%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.494, 0.447, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.494, 0.447, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.494, 0.447, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID7E7271
  • DECIMAL ID8286833
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01