What color is #7F8174?

#7F8174 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8174?

The RGB value is 127, 129, 116: 127 red, 129 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8174?

The complementary color is #767481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8174?

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.

#7F8174 color

#7F8174 rgb(127, 129, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8174 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 50.6% green and 45.5% blue (127, 129, 116).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7F8174 color codes

HEX	`#7F8174`
RGB	`rgb(127, 129, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 50.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.46, -3.24, 6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.46, 7.53, 115.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.755, 21.474, 19.624)`
Decimal	`8356212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8174, 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 #7F8174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8174 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 #7F8174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8174; }
.text { color: #7f8174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 129 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8174, #798174); }

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Questions

What color is #7F8174?: #7F8174 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8174?: The RGB value is 127, 129, 116: 127 red, 129 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8174?: The complementary color is #767481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8174?: 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.