What color is #7FA1A5?

#7FA1A5 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 #7FA1A5?

The RGB value is 127, 161, 165: 127 red, 161 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA1A5?

The complementary color is #A5837F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA1A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA1A5 color

#7FA1A5 rgb(127, 161, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7FA1A5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 63.1% green and 64.7% blue (127, 161, 165).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#7FA1A5 color codes

HEX	`#7FA1A5`
RGB	`rgb(127, 161, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 63.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 2%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.93, -10.71, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.93, 12.23, 208.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.287, 32.717, 40.415)`
Decimal	`8364453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA1A5, 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 #7FA1A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA1A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #7FA1A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa1a5; }
.text { color: #7fa1a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa1a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 161 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa1a5, #7f8ea5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7FA1A5?: #7FA1A5 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 #7FA1A5?: The RGB value is 127, 161, 165: 127 red, 161 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA1A5?: The complementary color is #A5837F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA1A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.