What color is #7F767E?

#7F767E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F767E?

The RGB value is 127, 118, 126: 127 red, 118 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F767E?

The complementary color is #767F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F767E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F767E color

#7F767E rgb(127, 118, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F767E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 46.3% green and 49.4% blue (127, 118, 126).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#7F767E color codes

HEX	`#7F767E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 118, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 46.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 7%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, 5.01, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 5.91, 328.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.996, 18.975, 22.397)`
Decimal	`8353406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F767E, 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 #7F767E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F767E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #7F767E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f767e; }
.text { color: #7f767e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f767e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 118 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f767e, #7f767a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F767E?: #7F767E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F767E?: The RGB value is 127, 118, 126: 127 red, 118 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F767E?: The complementary color is #767F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F767E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.