What color is #7F877E?

#7F877E is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F877E?

The RGB value is 127, 135, 126: 127 red, 135 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F877E?

The complementary color is #867E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F877E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F877E color

#7F877E rgb(127, 135, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F877E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 52.9% green and 49.4% blue (127, 135, 126).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#7F877E color codes

HEX	`#7F877E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 135, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 52.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 7%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.43, -4.74, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.43, 6.09, 141.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.182, 23.346, 23.125)`
Decimal	`8357758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F877E, 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 #7F877E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F877E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #7F877E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f877e; }
.text { color: #7f877e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f877e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 135 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f877e, #7e8782); }

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Questions

What color is #7F877E?: #7F877E is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F877E?: The RGB value is 127, 135, 126: 127 red, 135 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F877E?: The complementary color is #867E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F877E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.