What color is #7F747E?

#7F747E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F747E?

The RGB value is 127, 116, 126: 127 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F747E?

The complementary color is #747F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F747E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F747E color

#7F747E rgb(127, 116, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F747E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.5% green and 49.4% blue (127, 116, 126).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#7F747E color codes

HEX	`#7F747E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 116, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, 6.18, -3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 7.34, 327.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.763, 18.509, 22.319)`
Decimal	`8352894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F747E, 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 #7F747E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F747E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #7F747E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f747e; }
.text { color: #7f747e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f747e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 116 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f747e, #7f7478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F747E?: #7F747E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F747E?: The RGB value is 127, 116, 126: 127 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F747E?: The complementary color is #747F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F747E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.