What color is #7F8C7D?

#7F8C7D is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8C7D?

The RGB value is 127, 140, 125: 127 red, 140 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8C7D?

The complementary color is #8A7D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8C7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8C7D color

#7F8C7D rgb(127, 140, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8C7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 54.9% green and 49% blue (127, 140, 125).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#7F8C7D color codes

HEX	`#7F8C7D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 140, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 54.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.83, -7.71, 6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.83, 10.03, 140.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.831, 24.749, 23.025)`
Decimal	`8359037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8C7D, 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 #7F8C7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8C7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #7F8C7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8c7d; }
.text { color: #7f8c7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8c7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 140 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8c7d, #7d8c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7F8C7D?: #7F8C7D is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8C7D?: The RGB value is 127, 140, 125: 127 red, 140 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8C7D?: The complementary color is #8A7D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8C7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.