What color is #7F7479?

#7F7479 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7479?

The RGB value is 127, 116, 121: 127 red, 116 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7479?

The complementary color is #747F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7479?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7479 color

#7F7479 rgb(127, 116, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7479 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.5% green and 47.5% blue (127, 116, 121).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#7F7479 color codes

HEX	`#7F7479`
RGB	`rgb(127, 116, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, 5.2, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 5.33, 346.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.449, 18.384, 20.662)`
Decimal	`8352889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7479, 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 #7F7479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #7F7479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7479; }
.text { color: #7f7479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 116 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7479, #7f7474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7479?: #7F7479 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7479?: The RGB value is 127, 116, 121: 127 red, 116 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7479?: The complementary color is #747F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7479?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.