What color is #7F7978?

#7F7978 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7978?

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

What is the complementary color of #7F7978?

The complementary color is #787E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7978?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7978 color

#7F7978 rgb(127, 121, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7978 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 9°, with 3% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#7F7978 color codes

HEX	`#7F7978`
RGB	`rgb(127, 121, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 47.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 3%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.32, 2.09, 1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.32, 2.5, 33.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.979, 19.543, 20.538)`
Decimal	`8354168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7978, 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 #7F7978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #7F7978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7978; }
.text { color: #7f7978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 121 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7978, #7f7d78); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7F7978?: #7F7978 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7978?: The RGB value is 127, 121, 120: 127 red, 121 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7978?: The complementary color is #787E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7978?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.