What color is #7F8881?

#7F8881 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 #7F8881?

The RGB value is 127, 136, 129: 127 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8881?

The complementary color is #887F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8881?

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.

#7F8881 color

#7F8881 rgb(127, 136, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8881 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 53.3% green and 50.6% blue (127, 136, 129).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7F8881 color codes

HEX	`#7F8881`
RGB	`rgb(127, 136, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 53.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 7%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.79, -4.71, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.79, 5.39, 150.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.518, 23.705, 24.207)`
Decimal	`8358017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8881, 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 #7F8881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8881 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 #7F8881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8881; }
.text { color: #7f8881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 136 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8881, #7f8885); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7F8881?: #7F8881 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 #7F8881?: The RGB value is 127, 136, 129: 127 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8881?: The complementary color is #887F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8881?: 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.