What color is #7F859C?

#7F859C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F859C?

The RGB value is 127, 133, 156: 127 red, 133 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F859C?

The complementary color is #9C967F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F859C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F859C color

#7F859C rgb(127, 133, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F859C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 52.2% green and 61.2% blue (127, 133, 156).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#7F859C color codes

HEX	`#7F859C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 133, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 52.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, 2.84, -12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 13.3, 282.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.139, 23.687, 34.799)`
Decimal	`8357276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F859C, 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 #7F859C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F859C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #7F859C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f859c; }
.text { color: #7f859c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f859c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 133 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f859c, #887f9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F859C?: #7F859C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F859C?: The RGB value is 127, 133, 156: 127 red, 133 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F859C?: The complementary color is #9C967F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F859C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.