What color is #7F6F82?

#7F6F82 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6F82?

The RGB value is 127, 111, 130: 127 red, 111 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6F82?

The complementary color is #72826F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6F82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6F82 color

#7F6F82 rgb(127, 111, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F6F82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 43.5% green and 51% blue (127, 111, 130).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#7F6F82 color codes

HEX	`#7F6F82`
RGB	`rgb(127, 111, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 43.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.88, 9.95, -8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.88, 12.86, 320.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.466, 17.493, 23.518)`
Decimal	`8351618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6F82, 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 #7F6F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #7F6F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6f82; }
.text { color: #7f6f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 111 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6f82, #826f7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F6F82?: #7F6F82 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6F82?: The RGB value is 127, 111, 130: 127 red, 111 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6F82?: The complementary color is #72826F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6F82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.