What color is #7F8FA3?

#7F8FA3 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 #7F8FA3?

The RGB value is 127, 143, 163: 127 red, 143 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F8FA3?

The complementary color is #A3937F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F8FA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F8FA3 color

#7F8FA3 rgb(127, 143, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F8FA3 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 56.1% green and 63.9% blue (127, 143, 163).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#7F8FA3 color codes

HEX	`#7F8FA3`
RGB	`rgb(127, 143, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 56.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 22%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.79, -1.22, -12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.79, 12.53, 264.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.184, 26.801, 38.489)`
Decimal	`8359843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F8FA3, 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 #7F8FA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F8FA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #7F8FA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f8fa3; }
.text { color: #7f8fa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f8fa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 143 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f8fa3, #817fa3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7F8FA3?: #7F8FA3 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 #7F8FA3?: The RGB value is 127, 143, 163: 127 red, 143 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F8FA3?: The complementary color is #A3937F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F8FA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.