What color is #7F7E71?

#7F7E71 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7E71?

The RGB value is 127, 126, 113: 127 red, 126 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7E71?

The complementary color is #71727F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7E71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7E71 color

#7F7E71 rgb(127, 126, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7E71 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 49.4% green and 44.3% blue (127, 126, 113).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Moon Base (#7D7D77), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#7F7E71 color codes

HEX	`#7F7E71`
RGB	`rgb(127, 126, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 49.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.54, -2.08, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.54, 7.51, 106.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.194, 20.626, 18.59)`
Decimal	`8355441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7E71, 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 #7F7E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #7F7E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7e71; }
.text { color: #7f7e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 126 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7e71, #797f71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F7E71?: #7F7E71 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7E71?: The RGB value is 127, 126, 113: 127 red, 126 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7E71?: The complementary color is #71727F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7E71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.