What color is #7F7285?

#7F7285 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7285?

The RGB value is 127, 114, 133: 127 red, 114 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7285?

The complementary color is #788572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7285?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7285 color

#7F7285 rgb(127, 114, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7285 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 44.7% green and 52.2% blue (127, 114, 133).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#7F7285 color codes

HEX	`#7F7285`
RGB	`rgb(127, 114, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 44.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 14%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.79, 8.81, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.79, 12.28, 315.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.003, 18.24, 24.705)`
Decimal	`8352389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7285, 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 #7F7285	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F7285 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #7F7285 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7285; }
.text { color: #7f7285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7285; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 114 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7285, #857282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7285?: #7F7285 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7285?: The RGB value is 127, 114, 133: 127 red, 114 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7285?: The complementary color is #788572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7285?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.