What color is #7F8292?

#7F8292 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8292?

The RGB value is 127, 130, 146: 127 red, 130 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8292?

The complementary color is #928F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8292 color

#7F8292 rgb(127, 130, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8292 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51% green and 57.3% blue (127, 130, 146).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#7F8292 color codes

HEX	`#7F8292`
RGB	`rgb(127, 130, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.61, 2.29, -8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.61, 9.25, 284.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.922, 22.552, 30.387)`
Decimal	`8356498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8292, 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 #7F8292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #7F8292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8292; }
.text { color: #7f8292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 130 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8292, #867f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F8292?: #7F8292 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8292?: The RGB value is 127, 130, 146: 127 red, 130 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8292?: The complementary color is #928F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.