What color is #7F9698?

#7F9698 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 #7F9698?

The RGB value is 127, 150, 152: 127 red, 150 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9698?

The complementary color is #98817F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9698?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9698 color

#7F9698 rgb(127, 150, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F9698 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 58.8% green and 59.6% blue (127, 150, 152).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#7F9698 color codes

HEX	`#7F9698`
RGB	`rgb(127, 150, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 58.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.42, -7.65, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.42, 8.53, 206.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.325, 28.591, 33.884)`
Decimal	`8361624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9698, 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 #7F9698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F9698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #7F9698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9698; }
.text { color: #7f9698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 150 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9698, #7f8a98); }

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Questions

What color is #7F9698?: #7F9698 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 #7F9698?: The RGB value is 127, 150, 152: 127 red, 150 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9698?: The complementary color is #98817F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9698?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.