What color is #7A3D5F?

#7A3D5F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A3D5F?

The RGB value is 122, 61, 95: 122 red, 61 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A3D5F?

The complementary color is #3D7A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A3D5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A3D5F color

#7A3D5F rgb(122, 61, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A3D5F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 23.9% green and 37.3% blue (122, 61, 95).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 33% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#7A3D5F color codes

HEX	`#7A3D5F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 61, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 23.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 33%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 50%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 22%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.6, 31.03, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.6, 32.08, 345.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.761, 8.302, 11.807)`
Decimal	`8011103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A3D5F, 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 #7A3D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A3D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7A3D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a3d5f; }
.text { color: #7a3d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a3d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 61 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a3d5f, #7a3d41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #7A3D5F?: #7A3D5F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A3D5F?: The RGB value is 122, 61, 95: 122 red, 61 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A3D5F?: The complementary color is #3D7A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A3D5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.