What color is #7F8283?

#7F8283 is a gray, closest to the named color Mt. Rushmore. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8283?

The RGB value is 127, 130, 131: 127 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8283?

The complementary color is #83807F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8283 color

#7F8283 rgb(127, 130, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8283 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51% green and 51.4% blue (127, 130, 131).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 2% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mt. Rushmore (#7F8181), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#7F8283 color codes

HEX	`#7F8283`
RGB	`rgb(127, 130, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 2%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 3%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.15, -0.91, -0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.15, 1.3, 225.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.831, 22.116, 24.64)`
Decimal	`8356483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8283, 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 #7F8283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #7F8283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8283; }
.text { color: #7f8283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 130 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8283, #7f8083); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F8283?: #7F8283 is a gray, closest to the named color Mt. Rushmore. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8283?: The RGB value is 127, 130, 131: 127 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8283?: The complementary color is #83807F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.