What color is #7F899D?

#7F899D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F899D?

The RGB value is 127, 137, 157: 127 red, 137 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F899D?

The complementary color is #9D937F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F899D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F899D color

#7F899D rgb(127, 137, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F899D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 53.7% green and 61.6% blue (127, 137, 157).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#7F899D color codes

HEX	`#7F899D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 137, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 53.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.92, 0.78, -11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.92, 11.87, 273.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.782, 24.837, 35.433)`
Decimal	`8358301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F899D, 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 #7F899D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F899D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #7F899D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f899d; }
.text { color: #7f899d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f899d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 137 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f899d, #847f9d); }

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Questions

What color is #7F899D?: #7F899D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F899D?: The RGB value is 127, 137, 157: 127 red, 137 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F899D?: The complementary color is #9D937F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F899D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.