What color is #7F858B?

#7F858B is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F858B?

The RGB value is 127, 133, 139: 127 red, 133 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F858B?

The complementary color is #8B857F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F858B?

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.

#7F858B color

#7F858B rgb(127, 133, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F858B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 52.2% green and 54.5% blue (127, 133, 139).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7F858B color codes

HEX	`#7F858B`
RGB	`rgb(127, 133, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 52.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.23, -0.96, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.23, 4.1, 256.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.799, 23.151, 27.741)`
Decimal	`8357259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F858B, 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 #7F858B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F858B 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 #7F858B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f858b; }
.text { color: #7f858b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f858b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 133 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f858b, #7f7f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F858B?: #7F858B is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F858B?: The RGB value is 127, 133, 139: 127 red, 133 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F858B?: The complementary color is #8B857F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F858B?: 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.