What color is #7F8B89?

#7F8B89 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8B89?

The RGB value is 127, 139, 137: 127 red, 139 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8B89?

The complementary color is #8B7F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8B89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8B89 color

#7F8B89 rgb(127, 139, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8B89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 54.5% green and 53.7% blue (127, 139, 137).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#7F8B89 color codes

HEX	`#7F8B89`
RGB	`rgb(127, 139, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 54.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.86, -4.77, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.86, 4.79, 185.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.499, 24.783, 27.26)`
Decimal	`8358793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8B89, 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 #7F8B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #7F8B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8b89; }
.text { color: #7f8b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 139 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8b89, #7f878b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F8B89?: #7F8B89 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8B89?: The RGB value is 127, 139, 137: 127 red, 139 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8B89?: The complementary color is #8B7F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8B89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.