What color is #7F816E?

#7F816E is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F816E?

The RGB value is 127, 129, 110: 127 red, 129 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F816E?

The complementary color is #706E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F816E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F816E color

#7F816E rgb(127, 129, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F816E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 50.6% green and 43.1% blue (127, 129, 110).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#7F816E color codes

HEX	`#7F816E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 129, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 50.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.32, -4.31, 10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.32, 10.95, 113.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.417, 21.338, 17.845)`
Decimal	`8356206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F816E, 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 #7F816E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F816E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #7F816E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f816e; }
.text { color: #7f816e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f816e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 129 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f816e, #76816e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F816E?: #7F816E is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F816E?: The RGB value is 127, 129, 110: 127 red, 129 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F816E?: The complementary color is #706E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F816E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.