What color is #7F7879?

#7F7879 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7879?

The RGB value is 127, 120, 121: 127 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7879?

The complementary color is #787F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7879 color

#7F7879 rgb(127, 120, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7879 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 47.1% green and 47.5% blue (127, 120, 121).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#7F7879 color codes

HEX	`#7F7879`
RGB	`rgb(127, 120, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 47.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, 2.86, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 2.89, 8.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.92, 19.326, 20.819)`
Decimal	`8353913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7879, 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 #7F7879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #7F7879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7879; }
.text { color: #7f7879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 120 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7879, #7f7b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7879?: #7F7879 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7879?: The RGB value is 127, 120, 121: 127 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7879?: The complementary color is #787F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.