What color is #7F7F91?

#7F7F91 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7F91?

The RGB value is 127, 127, 145: 127 red, 127 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7F91?

The complementary color is #91917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7F91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7F91 color

#7F7F91 rgb(127, 127, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F7F91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 49.8% green and 56.9% blue (127, 127, 145).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#7F7F91 color codes

HEX	`#7F7F91`
RGB	`rgb(127, 127, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 49.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.74, 3.8, -9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.74, 10.39, 291.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.452, 21.735, 29.848)`
Decimal	`8355729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7F91, 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 #7F7F91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7F91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #7F7F91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7f91; }
.text { color: #7f7f91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7f91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 127 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7f91, #887f91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F7F91?: #7F7F91 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7F91?: The RGB value is 127, 127, 145: 127 red, 127 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7F91?: The complementary color is #91917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7F91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.