What color is #7D7F7E?

#7D7F7E is a gray, closest to the named color Mt. Rushmore. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7F7E?

The RGB value is 125, 127, 126: 125 red, 127 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7F7E?

The complementary color is #7F7D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7F7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7F7E color

#7D7F7E rgb(125, 127, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D7F7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 49.8% green and 49.4% blue (125, 127, 126).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 1% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mt. Rushmore (#7F8181), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#7D7F7E color codes

HEX	`#7D7F7E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 127, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 49.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 1%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 2%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, -0.95, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 0.99, 163.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.812, 21.045, 22.753)`
Decimal	`8224638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7F7E, 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 #7D7F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #7D7F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7f7e; }
.text { color: #7d7f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 127 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7f7e, #7d7f7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7D7F7E?: #7D7F7E is a gray, closest to the named color Mt. Rushmore. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7F7E?: The RGB value is 125, 127, 126: 125 red, 127 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7F7E?: The complementary color is #7F7D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7F7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.