What color is #7F7F73?

#7F7F73 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7F73?

The RGB value is 127, 127, 115: 127 red, 127 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7F73?

The complementary color is #73737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7F73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7F73 color

#7F7F73 rgb(127, 127, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7F73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 49.8% green and 45.1% blue (127, 127, 115).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Moon Base (#7D7D77), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#7F7F73 color codes

HEX	`#7F7F73`
RGB	`rgb(127, 127, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 49.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.87, -2.29, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.87, 6.92, 109.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.436, 20.929, 19.232)`
Decimal	`8355699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7F73, 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 #7F7F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #7F7F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7f73; }
.text { color: #7f7f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 127 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7f73, #797f73); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F7F73?: #7F7F73 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7F73?: The RGB value is 127, 127, 115: 127 red, 127 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7F73?: The complementary color is #73737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7F73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.