What color is #7F8E99?

#7F8E99 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 #7F8E99?

The RGB value is 127, 142, 153: 127 red, 142 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8E99?

The complementary color is #998A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8E99 color

#7F8E99 rgb(127, 142, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8E99 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 55.7% green and 60% blue (127, 142, 153).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#7F8E99 color codes

HEX	`#7F8E99`
RGB	`rgb(127, 142, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 55.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 7%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.19, -2.98, -7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.19, 8.21, 248.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.174, 26.157, 33.906)`
Decimal	`8359577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8E99, 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 #7F8E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #7F8E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8e99; }
.text { color: #7f8e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 142 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8e99, #7f8199); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F8E99?: #7F8E99 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 #7F8E99?: The RGB value is 127, 142, 153: 127 red, 142 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8E99?: The complementary color is #998A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.