What color is #7F8F87?

#7F8F87 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 #7F8F87?

The RGB value is 127, 143, 135: 127 red, 143 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8F87?

The complementary color is #8F7F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8F87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8F87 color

#7F8F87 rgb(127, 143, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8F87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 56.1% green and 52.9% blue (127, 143, 135).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#7F8F87 color codes

HEX	`#7F8F87`
RGB	`rgb(127, 143, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 56.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.95, -7.4, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.95, 7.75, 162.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.947, 25.906, 26.708)`
Decimal	`8359815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8F87, 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 #7F8F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #7F8F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8f87; }
.text { color: #7f8f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 143 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8f87, #7f8f8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F8F87?: #7F8F87 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 #7F8F87?: The RGB value is 127, 143, 135: 127 red, 143 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8F87?: The complementary color is #8F7F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8F87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.