What color is #7F9C9F?

#7F9C9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9C9F?

The RGB value is 127, 156, 159: 127 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9C9F?

The complementary color is #9F827F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9C9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9C9F color

#7F9C9F rgb(127, 156, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F9C9F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 61.2% green and 62.4% blue (127, 156, 159).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#7F9C9F color codes

HEX	`#7F9C9F`
RGB	`rgb(127, 156, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 61.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, -9.37, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 10.58, 207.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.897, 30.791, 37.32)`
Decimal	`8363167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9C9F, 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 #7F9C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7F9C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7F9C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9c9f; }
.text { color: #7f9c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 156 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9c9f, #7f8c9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7F9C9F?: #7F9C9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9C9F?: The RGB value is 127, 156, 159: 127 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9C9F?: The complementary color is #9F827F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9C9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.