What color is #7A3F57?

#7A3F57 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A3F57?

The RGB value is 122, 63, 87: 122 red, 63 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A3F57?

The complementary color is #3F7A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A3F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A3F57 color

#7A3F57 rgb(122, 63, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #7A3F57 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 24.7% green and 34.1% blue (122, 63, 87).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 32% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 29% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#7A3F57 color codes

HEX	`#7A3F57`
RGB	`rgb(122, 63, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 24.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 32%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 48%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.77, 28.66, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.77, 28.79, 354.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.524, 8.382, 10.026)`
Decimal	`8011607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A3F57, 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 #7A3F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A3F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #7A3F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a3f57; }
.text { color: #7a3f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a3f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 63 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a3f57, #7a443f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7A3F57?: #7A3F57 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A3F57?: The RGB value is 122, 63, 87: 122 red, 63 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A3F57?: The complementary color is #3F7A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A3F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.