What color is #7F898F?

#7F898F is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F898F?

The RGB value is 127, 137, 143: 127 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F898F?

The complementary color is #8F857F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F898F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F898F color

#7F898F rgb(127, 137, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F898F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 53.7% green and 56.1% blue (127, 137, 143).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#7F898F color codes

HEX	`#7F898F`
RGB	`rgb(127, 137, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 53.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.47, -2.37, -4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.47, 5.05, 241.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.655, 24.386, 29.495)`
Decimal	`8358287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F898F, 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 #7F898F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F898F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #7F898F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f898f; }
.text { color: #7f898f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f898f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 137 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f898f, #7f818f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F898F?: #7F898F is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F898F?: The RGB value is 127, 137, 143: 127 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F898F?: The complementary color is #8F857F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F898F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.