What color is #7F8CAD?

#7F8CAD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8CAD?

The RGB value is 127, 140, 173: 127 red, 140 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8CAD?

The complementary color is #ADA07F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8CAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8CAD color

#7F8CAD rgb(127, 140, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F8CAD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 54.9% green and 67.8% blue (127, 140, 173).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#7F8CAD color codes

HEX	`#7F8CAD`
RGB	`rgb(127, 140, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 54.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 27%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.31, 2.92, -18.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.31, 19.13, 278.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.671, 26.285, 43.248)`
Decimal	`8359085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8CAD, 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 #7F8CAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8CAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #7F8CAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8cad; }
.text { color: #7f8cad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8cad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 140 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8cad, #897fad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7F8CAD?: #7F8CAD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8CAD?: The RGB value is 127, 140, 173: 127 red, 140 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8CAD?: The complementary color is #ADA07F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8CAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.