What color is #7F7F71?

#7F7F71 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7F71?

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

What is the complementary color of #7F7F71?

The complementary color is #71717F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7F71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7F71 color

#7F7F71 rgb(127, 127, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7F71 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#7F7F71 color codes

HEX	`#7F7F71`
RGB	`rgb(127, 127, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 49.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.82, -2.65, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.82, 8.07, 109.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.322, 20.883, 18.633)`
Decimal	`8355697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7F71, 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 #7F7F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #7F7F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7f71; }
.text { color: #7f7f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 127 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7f71, #787f71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F7F71?: #7F7F71 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7F71?: The RGB value is 127, 127, 113: 127 red, 127 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7F71?: The complementary color is #71717F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7F71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.