What color is #7F8278?

#7F8278 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8278?

The RGB value is 127, 130, 120: 127 red, 130 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8278?

The complementary color is #7B7882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8278 color

#7F8278 rgb(127, 130, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8278 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51% green and 47.1% blue (127, 130, 120).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#7F8278 color codes

HEX	`#7F8278`
RGB	`rgb(127, 130, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.85, -3.06, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.85, 5.89, 121.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.125, 21.833, 20.92)`
Decimal	`8356472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8278, 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 #7F8278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #7F8278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8278; }
.text { color: #7f8278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 130 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8278, #7a8278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F8278?: #7F8278 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8278?: The RGB value is 127, 130, 120: 127 red, 130 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8278?: The complementary color is #7B7882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.