What color is #7F798F?

#7F798F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F798F?

The RGB value is 127, 121, 143: 127 red, 121 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F798F?

The complementary color is #898F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F798F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F798F color

#7F798F rgb(127, 121, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F798F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 47.5% green and 56.1% blue (127, 121, 143).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#7F798F color codes

HEX	`#7F798F`
RGB	`rgb(127, 121, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 47.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.03, 6.85, -11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.03, 13.03, 301.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.547, 20.17, 28.792)`
Decimal	`8354191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F798F, 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 #7F798F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F798F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #7F798F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f798f; }
.text { color: #7f798f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f798f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 121 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f798f, #8a798f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F798F?: #7F798F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F798F?: The RGB value is 127, 121, 143: 127 red, 121 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F798F?: The complementary color is #898F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F798F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.