What color is #7F848B?

#7F848B is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F848B?

The RGB value is 127, 132, 139: 127 red, 132 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F848B?

The complementary color is #8B867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F848B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F848B color

#7F848B rgb(127, 132, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F848B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51.8% green and 54.5% blue (127, 132, 139).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#7F848B color codes

HEX	`#7F848B`
RGB	`rgb(127, 132, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.95, -0.39, -4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.95, 4.42, 264.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.663, 22.878, 27.696)`
Decimal	`8357003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F848B, 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 #7F848B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F848B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #7F848B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f848b; }
.text { color: #7f848b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f848b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 132 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f848b, #807f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F848B?: #7F848B is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F848B?: The RGB value is 127, 132, 139: 127 red, 132 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F848B?: The complementary color is #8B867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F848B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.