What color is #7F8481?

#7F8481 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8481?

The RGB value is 127, 132, 129: 127 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8481?

The complementary color is #847F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8481?

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.

#7F8481 color

#7F8481 rgb(127, 132, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8481 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51.8% green and 50.6% blue (127, 132, 129).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 2% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7F8481 color codes

HEX	`#7F8481`
RGB	`rgb(127, 132, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 2%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 4%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.66, -2.45, 0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.66, 2.64, 158.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.965, 22.599, 24.022)`
Decimal	`8356993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8481, 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 #7F8481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8481 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 #7F8481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8481; }
.text { color: #7f8481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 132 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8481, #7f8484); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F8481?: #7F8481 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8481?: The RGB value is 127, 132, 129: 127 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8481?: The complementary color is #847F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8481?: 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.