What color is #7F676E?

#7F676E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F676E?

The RGB value is 127, 103, 110: 127 red, 103 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F676E?

The complementary color is #677F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F676E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F676E color

#7F676E rgb(127, 103, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F676E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 40.4% green and 43.1% blue (127, 103, 110).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#7F676E color codes

HEX	`#7F676E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 103, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 40.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.09, 10.81, -0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.09, 10.81, 358.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.417, 15.339, 16.845)`
Decimal	`8349550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F676E, 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 #7F676E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F676E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	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 #7F676E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f676e; }
.text { color: #7f676e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f676e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 103 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f676e, #7f6c67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F676E?: #7F676E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F676E?: The RGB value is 127, 103, 110: 127 red, 103 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F676E?: The complementary color is #677F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F676E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.