What color is #7F9087?

#7F9087 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 #7F9087?

The RGB value is 127, 144, 135: 127 red, 144 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9087?

The complementary color is #907F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9087 color

#7F9087 rgb(127, 144, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F9087 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 56.5% green and 52.9% blue (127, 144, 135).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#7F9087 color codes

HEX	`#7F9087`
RGB	`rgb(127, 144, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 56.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.23, -7.95, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.23, 8.4, 161.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.098, 26.207, 26.759)`
Decimal	`8360071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9087, 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 #7F9087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #7F9087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9087; }
.text { color: #7f9087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 144 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9087, #7f9090); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F9087?: #7F9087 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 #7F9087?: The RGB value is 127, 144, 135: 127 red, 144 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9087?: The complementary color is #907F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.