What color is #7F857E?

#7F857E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F857E?

The RGB value is 127, 133, 126: 127 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F857E?

The complementary color is #847E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F857E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F857E color

#7F857E rgb(127, 133, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F857E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 52.2% green and 49.4% blue (127, 133, 126).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 3% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#7F857E color codes

HEX	`#7F857E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 133, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 52.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 3%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 5%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.86, -3.61, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.86, 4.7, 140.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.905, 22.793, 23.033)`
Decimal	`8357246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F857E, 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 #7F857E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F857E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #7F857E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f857e; }
.text { color: #7f857e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f857e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 133 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f857e, #7e8581); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7F857E?: #7F857E is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F857E?: The RGB value is 127, 133, 126: 127 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F857E?: The complementary color is #847E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F857E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.