What color is #7F8E8B?

#7F8E8B is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F8E8B?

The RGB value is 127, 142, 139: 127 red, 142 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8E8B?

The complementary color is #8E7F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8E8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8E8B color

#7F8E8B rgb(127, 142, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8E8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 55.7% green and 54.5% blue (127, 142, 139).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#7F8E8B color codes

HEX	`#7F8E8B`
RGB	`rgb(127, 142, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 55.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.77, -6.02, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.77, 6.03, 182.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.085, 25.722, 28.17)`
Decimal	`8359563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8E8B, 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 #7F8E8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8E8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #7F8E8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8e8b; }
.text { color: #7f8e8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8e8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 142 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8e8b, #7f8a8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7F8E8B?: #7F8E8B is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F8E8B?: The RGB value is 127, 142, 139: 127 red, 142 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8E8B?: The complementary color is #8E7F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8E8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.