What color is #7F827E?

#7F827E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F827E?

The RGB value is 127, 130, 126: 127 red, 130 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F827E?

The complementary color is #817E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F827E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F827E color

#7F827E rgb(127, 130, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F827E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51% green and 49.4% blue (127, 130, 126).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 2% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#7F827E color codes

HEX	`#7F827E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 130, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 2%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 3%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.01, -1.91, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.01, 2.61, 137.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.5, 21.984, 22.898)`
Decimal	`8356478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F827E, 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 #7F827E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F827E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #7F827E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f827e; }
.text { color: #7f827e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f827e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 130 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f827e, #7e827f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F827E?: #7F827E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F827E?: The RGB value is 127, 130, 126: 127 red, 130 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F827E?: The complementary color is #817E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F827E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.