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#7E8A92 closest to Sea Lion

#7E8A92 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Sea Lion. In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 54.1% green and 57.3% blue (rgb(126, 138, 146)). Its HSL value is 204° hue, 8% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. #7E8A92 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.94:1.

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Variations of #7E8A92

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#7E8A92 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#7E8A92 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #7E8A92 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #848792
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #878A92
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #848992
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #848792
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #828892
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #798C8C
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7C8B8F
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #888888
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #86898B

#7E8A92 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.54:1 Poor#7E8A92 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.94:1 Good#7E8A92 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#7E8A92 in CSS

/* Sea Lion */
.color { color: #7E8A92; }
.background { background-color: #7E8A92; }
.border { border: 1px solid #7E8A92; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(126 138 146);
color: hsl(204 8% 53%);
color: oklch(0.626 0.019 236.9);

#7E8A92 FAQ

What color is #7E8A92?

#7E8A92 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #7E8A92?

#7E8A92 is rgb(126, 138, 146) in RGB, hsl(204, 8%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 43%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #7E8A92?

The complementary color of #7E8A92 is #92867E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #7E8A92?

Black text has the best contrast on #7E8A92: 5.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #7E8A92 a warm or cool color?

#7E8A92 is a neutral color.