What color is #7F919F?

#7F919F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F919F?

The RGB value is 127, 145, 159: 127 red, 145 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F919F?

The complementary color is #9F8D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F919F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F919F color

#7F919F rgb(127, 145, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F919F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 56.9% green and 62.4% blue (127, 145, 159).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#7F919F color codes

HEX	`#7F919F`
RGB	`rgb(127, 145, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 56.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 9%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.22, -3.29, -9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.22, 10.09, 250.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.134, 27.265, 36.733)`
Decimal	`8360351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F919F, 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 #7F919F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F919F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #7F919F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f919f; }
.text { color: #7f919f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f919f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 145 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f919f, #7f819f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F919F?: #7F919F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F919F?: The RGB value is 127, 145, 159: 127 red, 145 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F919F?: The complementary color is #9F8D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F919F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.