What color is #7F9D9C?

#7F9D9C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9D9C?

The RGB value is 127, 157, 156: 127 red, 157 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9D9C?

The complementary color is #9D7F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9D9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9D9C color

#7F9D9C rgb(127, 157, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7F9D9C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 61.6% green and 61.2% blue (127, 157, 156).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#7F9D9C color codes

HEX	`#7F9D9C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 157, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 61.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.53, -10.58, -2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.53, 10.98, 195.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.808, 31.025, 36.022)`
Decimal	`8363420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9D9C, 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 #7F9D9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7F9D9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #7F9D9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9d9c; }
.text { color: #7f9d9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9d9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 157 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9d9c, #7f8f9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F9D9C?: #7F9D9C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9D9C?: The RGB value is 127, 157, 156: 127 red, 157 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9D9C?: The complementary color is #9D7F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9D9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.