What color is #7F847E?

#7F847E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F847E?

The RGB value is 127, 132, 126: 127 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F847E?

The complementary color is #837E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F847E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F847E color

#7F847E rgb(127, 132, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F847E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51.8% green and 49.4% blue (127, 132, 126).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 2% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#7F847E color codes

HEX	`#7F847E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 132, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 2%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 5%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.58, -3.05, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.58, 4, 139.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.769, 22.521, 22.987)`
Decimal	`8356990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F847E, 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 #7F847E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F847E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #7F847E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f847e; }
.text { color: #7f847e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f847e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 132 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f847e, #7e8480); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F847E?: #7F847E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F847E?: The RGB value is 127, 132, 126: 127 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F847E?: The complementary color is #837E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F847E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.