What color is #7F718A?

#7F718A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F718A?

The RGB value is 127, 113, 138: 127 red, 113 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F718A?

The complementary color is #7C8A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F718A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F718A color

#7F718A rgb(127, 113, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F718A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 44.3% green and 54.1% blue (127, 113, 138).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#7F718A color codes

HEX	`#7F718A`
RGB	`rgb(127, 113, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 44.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.69, 10.47, -11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.69, 15.67, 311.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.244, 18.157, 26.531)`
Decimal	`8352138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F718A, 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 #7F718A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F718A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #7F718A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f718a; }
.text { color: #7f718a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f718a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 113 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f718a, #8a7188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7F718A?: #7F718A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F718A?: The RGB value is 127, 113, 138: 127 red, 113 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F718A?: The complementary color is #7C8A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F718A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.