What color is #7F807D?

#7F807D is a gray, closest to the named color Mt. Rushmore. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F807D?

The RGB value is 127, 128, 125: 127 red, 128 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F807D?

The complementary color is #7E7D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F807D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F807D color

#7F807D rgb(127, 128, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F807D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 50.2% green and 49% blue (127, 128, 125).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 1% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mt. Rushmore (#7F8181), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#7F807D color codes

HEX	`#7F807D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 128, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 50.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 1%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 2%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.42, -0.97, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.42, 1.78, 122.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.173, 21.431, 22.472)`
Decimal	`8355965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F807D, 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 #7F807D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F807D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #7F807D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f807d; }
.text { color: #7f807d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f807d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 128 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f807d, #7e807d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F807D?: #7F807D is a gray, closest to the named color Mt. Rushmore. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F807D?: The RGB value is 127, 128, 125: 127 red, 128 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F807D?: The complementary color is #7E7D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F807D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.