What color is #7F999E?

#7F999E 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 #7F999E?

The RGB value is 127, 153, 158: 127 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F999E?

The complementary color is #9E847F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F999E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F999E color

#7F999E rgb(127, 153, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F999E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 60% green and 62% blue (127, 153, 158).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#7F999E color codes

HEX	`#7F999E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 153, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 60%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.45, -7.96, -5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.45, 9.76, 215.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.313, 29.762, 36.699)`
Decimal	`8362398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F999E, 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 #7F999E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F999E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #7F999E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f999e; }
.text { color: #7f999e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f999e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 153 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f999e, #7f899e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F999E?: #7F999E 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 #7F999E?: The RGB value is 127, 153, 158: 127 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F999E?: The complementary color is #9E847F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F999E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.