What color is #7F8294?

#7F8294 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 #7F8294?

The RGB value is 127, 130, 148: 127 red, 130 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8294?

The complementary color is #94917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8294?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8294 color

#7F8294 rgb(127, 130, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8294 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51% green and 58% blue (127, 130, 148).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#7F8294 color codes

HEX	`#7F8294`
RGB	`rgb(127, 130, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.67, 2.73, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.67, 10.39, 285.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.079, 22.615, 31.213)`
Decimal	`8356500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8294, 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 #7F8294	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8294 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #7F8294 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8294; }
.text { color: #7f8294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8294; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 130 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8294, #877f94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F8294?: #7F8294 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 #7F8294?: The RGB value is 127, 130, 148: 127 red, 130 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8294?: The complementary color is #94917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8294?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.