Color swatch image showing Platinum Grey (#7F7679) with RGB(127,118,121) values

Platinum Grey (#7F7679) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Platinum Grey (#7F7679) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Platinum Grey (#7F7679) Color Information

Platinum Grey (#7F7679) RGB value is (127, 118, 121). The hex color red value is 127, green is 118, and blue is 121. Its HSL format shows a hue of 340°, saturation of 4 percent, and lightness of 48 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 7 percent, 5 percent, 50 percent.

Platinum Grey
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Platinum Grey (#7F7679) Color Meaning

Platinum Grey (#7F7679) conveys complex neutrality, urban shadow, and sophisticated depth. This medium, muted grey with a hint of mauve suggests dusk, polished graphite, and the color of well-tailored suits. Psychologically, Platinum Grey (#7F7679) is stabilizing and intellectually cool, promoting nuanced thought, emotional composure, and a sense of modern, adaptive elegance. It provides a neutral backdrop that is far from bland, carrying subtle chromatic complexity and a moody, poetic resonance. This color is a thinking person's neutral. Symbolically, Platinum Grey (#7F7679) represents the grey area, ambiguity with style, and beauty found in nuanced, non-binary states. It is the color of rain clouds over cityscapes and intellectual depth. Culturally, it appears in avant-garde fashion, architectural concrete, and high-end tech design where a sense of serious, understated innovation is key. Platinum Grey (#7F7679) offers a more emotionally and chromatically rich alternative to standard grays, perfect for conveying complexity, maturity, and refined taste.

Color Conversion

Convert Platinum Grey (#7F7679) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#7F7679
RGB
rgb(127, 118, 121)
HSL
hsl(340°, 4%, 48%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 50%)
HSV
hsv(340°, 7%, 50%)
XYZ
18.6820 18.8494 20.7428
Yxy
18.8494 0.3206 0.3235
Hunter Lab
43.4159 0.3093 -0.0280
CIE-Lab
50.5105 4.0302 -0.4065

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red127 / 255 (50%)
50%
Green118 / 255 (46%)
46%
Blue121 / 255 (47%)
47%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta7 / 100 (7%)
Yellow5 / 100 (5%)
Key (Black)50 / 100 (50%)
50%

Color Variations

Platinum Grey (#7F7679) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Platinum Grey (#7F7679) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Platinum Grey (#7F7679) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#7F7679

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

4.40:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

4.40:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

4.40:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #7F7679 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Platinum Grey (#7F7679)

protanopia

#7b7b78

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #7F7679;

Text Color

color: #7F7679;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #7F7679;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #7F767940;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #7F7679;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7F7679 0%, #4b4648 100%);

Platinum Grey (#7F7679) Color FAQs

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