What color is #7F9291?

#7F9291 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9291?

The RGB value is 127, 146, 145: 127 red, 146 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9291?

The complementary color is #927F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9291 color

#7F9291 rgb(127, 146, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F9291 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 57.3% green and 56.9% blue (127, 146, 145).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#7F9291 color codes

HEX	`#7F9291`
RGB	`rgb(127, 146, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 57.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 13%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.08, -6.97, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.08, 7.19, 194.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.141, 27.114, 30.744)`
Decimal	`8360593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9291, 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 #7F9291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #7F9291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9291; }
.text { color: #7f9291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 146 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9291, #7f8a92); }

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Questions

What color is #7F9291?: #7F9291 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9291?: The RGB value is 127, 146, 145: 127 red, 146 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9291?: The complementary color is #927F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.