What color is #7F7D82?

#7F7D82 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7D82?

The RGB value is 127, 125, 130: 127 red, 125 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7D82?

The complementary color is #80827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7D82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7D82 color

#7F7D82 rgb(127, 125, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7D82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 49% green and 51% blue (127, 125, 130).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 2% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#7F7D82 color codes

HEX	`#7F7D82`
RGB	`rgb(127, 125, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 49%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 2%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 4%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.72, 1.76, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.72, 3.01, 305.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.115, 20.791, 24.068)`
Decimal	`8355202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7D82, 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 #7F7D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #7F7D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7d82; }
.text { color: #7f7d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 125 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7d82, #827d82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F7D82?: #7F7D82 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7D82?: The RGB value is 127, 125, 130: 127 red, 125 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7D82?: The complementary color is #80827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7D82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.