What color is #7F8296?

#7F8296 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8296?

The RGB value is 127, 130, 150: 127 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8296?

The complementary color is #96937F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8296 color

#7F8296 rgb(127, 130, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8296 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51% green and 58.8% blue (127, 130, 150).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#7F8296 color codes

HEX	`#7F8296`
RGB	`rgb(127, 130, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, 3.19, -11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 11.53, 286.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.239, 22.679, 32.054)`
Decimal	`8356502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8296, 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 #7F8296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #7F8296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8296; }
.text { color: #7f8296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 130 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8296, #887f96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F8296?: #7F8296 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8296?: The RGB value is 127, 130, 150: 127 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8296?: The complementary color is #96937F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.