What color is #7F8372?

#7F8372 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8372?

The RGB value is 127, 131, 114: 127 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8372?

The complementary color is #767283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8372 color

#7F8372 rgb(127, 131, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8372 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51.4% green and 44.7% blue (127, 131, 114).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#7F8372 color codes

HEX	`#7F8372`
RGB	`rgb(127, 131, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.98, -4.73, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.98, 9.9, 118.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.906, 21.96, 19.106)`
Decimal	`8356722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8372, 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 #7F8372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #7F8372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8372; }
.text { color: #7f8372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 131 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8372, #778372); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F8372?: #7F8372 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8372?: The RGB value is 127, 131, 114: 127 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8372?: The complementary color is #767283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.