What color is #7F7778?

#7F7778 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7778?

The RGB value is 127, 119, 120: 127 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7778?

The complementary color is #777F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7778 color

#7F7778 rgb(127, 119, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7778 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 46.7% green and 47.1% blue (127, 119, 120).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#7F7778 color codes

HEX	`#7F7778`
RGB	`rgb(127, 119, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 46.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.76, 3.25, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.76, 3.3, 9.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.739, 19.062, 20.458)`
Decimal	`8353656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7778, 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 #7F7778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #7F7778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7778; }
.text { color: #7f7778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 119 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7778, #7f7a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7778?: #7F7778 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7778?: The RGB value is 127, 119, 120: 127 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7778?: The complementary color is #777F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.