What color is #7F819E?

#7F819E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F819E?

The RGB value is 127, 129, 158: 127 red, 129 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F819E?

The complementary color is #9E9C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F819E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F819E color

#7F819E rgb(127, 129, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F819E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 50.6% green and 62% blue (127, 129, 158).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#7F819E color codes

HEX	`#7F819E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 129, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 50.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 18%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, 5.63, -15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 16.69, 289.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.773, 22.681, 35.519)`
Decimal	`8356254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F819E, 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 #7F819E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F819E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #7F819E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f819e; }
.text { color: #7f819e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f819e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 129 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f819e, #8d7f9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F819E?: #7F819E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F819E?: The RGB value is 127, 129, 158: 127 red, 129 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F819E?: The complementary color is #9E9C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F819E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.