What color is #7F9092?

#7F9092 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9092?

The RGB value is 127, 144, 146: 127 red, 144 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9092?

The complementary color is #92817F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9092 color

#7F9092 rgb(127, 144, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F9092 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 56.5% green and 57.3% blue (127, 144, 146).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#7F9092 color codes

HEX	`#7F9092`
RGB	`rgb(127, 144, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 56.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.54, -5.65, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.54, 6.45, 208.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.913, 26.533, 31.05)`
Decimal	`8360082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9092, 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 #7F9092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #7F9092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9092; }
.text { color: #7f9092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 144 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9092, #7f8792); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F9092?: #7F9092 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9092?: The RGB value is 127, 144, 146: 127 red, 144 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9092?: The complementary color is #92817F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.