What color is #7F8181?

#7F8181 is a gray known as Mt. Rushmore. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mt. Rushmore?

The RGB value is 127, 129, 129: 127 red, 129 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mt. Rushmore?

The complementary color is #817F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mt. Rushmore color: hex code #7F8181

#7F8181 rgb(127, 129, 129)

Shades of gray

Mt. Rushmore has the hex code #7F8181. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 50.6% green and 50.6% blue (127, 129, 129).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

Mt. Rushmore (#7F8181) color codes

HEX	`#7F8181`
RGB	`rgb(127, 129, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 50.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.81, -0.74, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.81, 0.79, 199.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.564, 21.797, 23.889)`
Decimal	`8356225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mt. Rushmore, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7F8181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7F8181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8181; }
.text { color: #7f8181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 129 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8181, #7f8081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7F8181 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7F8181?: #7F8181 is a gray known as Mt. Rushmore. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mt. Rushmore?: The RGB value is 127, 129, 129: 127 red, 129 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mt. Rushmore?: The complementary color is #817F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.