What color is #7F737F?

#7F737F is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F737F?

The RGB value is 127, 115, 127: 127 red, 115 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F737F?

The complementary color is #737F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F737F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F737F color

#7F737F rgb(127, 115, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F737F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.1% green and 49.8% blue (127, 115, 127).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#7F737F color codes

HEX	`#7F737F`
RGB	`rgb(127, 115, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, 6.97, -4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 8.52, 324.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.713, 18.306, 22.622)`
Decimal	`8352639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F737F, 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 #7F737F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F737F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #7F737F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f737f; }
.text { color: #7f737f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f737f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 115 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f737f, #7f7379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F737F?: #7F737F is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F737F?: The RGB value is 127, 115, 127: 127 red, 115 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F737F?: The complementary color is #737F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F737F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.