What color is #7F8C9A?

#7F8C9A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8C9A?

The RGB value is 127, 140, 154: 127 red, 140 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8C9A?

The complementary color is #9A8D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8C9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8C9A color

#7F8C9A rgb(127, 140, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8C9A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 54.9% green and 60.4% blue (127, 140, 154).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#7F8C9A color codes

HEX	`#7F8C9A`
RGB	`rgb(127, 140, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 54.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.66, -1.62, -9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.66, 9.16, 259.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.962, 25.601, 34.245)`
Decimal	`8359066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8C9A, 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 #7F8C9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8C9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #7F8C9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8c9a; }
.text { color: #7f8c9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8c9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 140 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8c9a, #807f9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7F8C9A?: #7F8C9A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8C9A?: The RGB value is 127, 140, 154: 127 red, 140 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8C9A?: The complementary color is #9A8D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8C9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.