What color is #7F8A8D?

#7F8A8D is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8A8D?

The RGB value is 127, 138, 141: 127 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8A8D?

The complementary color is #8D827F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8A8D color

#7F8A8D rgb(127, 138, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8A8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 54.1% green and 55.3% blue (127, 138, 141).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#7F8A8D color codes

HEX	`#7F8A8D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 138, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 54.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 10%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.7, -3.36, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.7, 4.49, 221.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.648, 24.612, 28.751)`
Decimal	`8358541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8A8D, 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 #7F8A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #7F8A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8a8d; }
.text { color: #7f8a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 138 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8a8d, #7f838d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7F8A8D?: #7F8A8D is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8A8D?: The RGB value is 127, 138, 141: 127 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8A8D?: The complementary color is #8D827F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.