What color is #7F9393?

#7F9393 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9393?

The RGB value is 127, 147, 147: 127 red, 147 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9393?

The complementary color is #937F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9393 color

#7F9393 rgb(127, 147, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F9393 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 57.6% green and 57.6% blue (127, 147, 147).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#7F9393 color codes

HEX	`#7F9393`
RGB	`rgb(127, 147, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 57.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.42, -7.09, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.42, 7.49, 198.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.451, 27.485, 31.615)`
Decimal	`8360851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9393, 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 #7F9393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #7F9393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9393; }
.text { color: #7f9393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 147 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9393, #7f8993); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F9393?: #7F9393 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9393?: The RGB value is 127, 147, 147: 127 red, 147 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9393?: The complementary color is #937F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.