What color is #7F8793?

#7F8793 is a grayish azure known as Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sea Lion?

The RGB value is 127, 135, 147: 127 red, 135 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sea Lion?

The complementary color is #938B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8793?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sea Lion color: hex code #7F8793

#7F8793 rgb(127, 135, 147)

Shades of gray

Sea Lion has the hex code #7F8793. It is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 52.9% green and 57.6% blue (127, 135, 147).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

Sea Lion (#7F8793) color codes

HEX	`#7F8793`
RGB	`rgb(127, 135, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 52.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, -0.36, -7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 7.42, 267.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.682, 23.946, 31.025)`
Decimal	`8357779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sea Lion, 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 #7F8793	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8793 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #7F8793 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8793; }
.text { color: #7f8793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8793; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 135 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8793, #817f93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7F8793 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7F8793?: #7F8793 is a grayish azure known as Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sea Lion?: The RGB value is 127, 135, 147: 127 red, 135 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sea Lion?: The complementary color is #938B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8793?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.