What color is #7F7488?

#7F7488 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7488?

The RGB value is 127, 116, 136: 127 red, 116 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7488?

The complementary color is #7D8874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7488 color

#7F7488 rgb(127, 116, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7488 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.5% green and 53.3% blue (127, 116, 136).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#7F7488 color codes

HEX	`#7F7488`
RGB	`rgb(127, 116, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.43, 8.26, -9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.43, 12.49, 311.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.441, 18.78, 25.889)`
Decimal	`8352904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7488, 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 #7F7488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #7F7488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7488; }
.text { color: #7f7488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 116 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7488, #887487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7488?: #7F7488 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7488?: The RGB value is 127, 116, 136: 127 red, 116 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7488?: The complementary color is #7D8874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.