What color is #7F7788?

#7F7788 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7788?

The RGB value is 127, 119, 136: 127 red, 119 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7788?

The complementary color is #808877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7788 color

#7F7788 rgb(127, 119, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7788 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 46.7% green and 53.3% blue (127, 119, 136).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#7F7788 color codes

HEX	`#7F7788`
RGB	`rgb(127, 119, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 46.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.25, 6.5, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.25, 10.42, 308.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.792, 19.483, 26.006)`
Decimal	`8353672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7788, 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 #7F7788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #7F7788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7788; }
.text { color: #7f7788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 119 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7788, #887788); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7788?: #7F7788 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7788?: The RGB value is 127, 119, 136: 127 red, 119 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7788?: The complementary color is #808877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.