What color is #7F8494?

#7F8494 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8494?

The RGB value is 127, 132, 148: 127 red, 132 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8494?

The complementary color is #948F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8494 color

#7F8494 rgb(127, 132, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8494 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51.8% green and 58% blue (127, 132, 148).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#7F8494 color codes

HEX	`#7F8494`
RGB	`rgb(127, 132, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.23, 1.58, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.23, 9.33, 279.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.348, 23.152, 31.303)`
Decimal	`8357012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8494, 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 #7F8494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #7F8494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8494; }
.text { color: #7f8494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 132 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8494, #857f94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F8494?: #7F8494 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8494?: The RGB value is 127, 132, 148: 127 red, 132 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8494?: The complementary color is #948F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.