What color is #7F8790?

#7F8790 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8790?

The RGB value is 127, 135, 144: 127 red, 135 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8790?

The complementary color is #90887F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8790 color

#7F8790 rgb(127, 135, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8790 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 52.9% green and 56.5% blue (127, 135, 144).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#7F8790 color codes

HEX	`#7F8790`
RGB	`rgb(127, 135, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 52.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.94, -1.02, -5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.94, 5.91, 260.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.449, 23.853, 29.802)`
Decimal	`8357776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8790, 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 #7F8790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #7F8790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8790; }
.text { color: #7f8790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 135 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8790, #807f90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F8790?: #7F8790 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8790?: The RGB value is 127, 135, 144: 127 red, 135 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8790?: The complementary color is #90887F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.