What color is #7A3F65?

#7A3F65 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A3F65?

The RGB value is 122, 63, 101: 122 red, 63 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A3F65?

The complementary color is #3F7A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A3F65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A3F65 color

#7A3F65 rgb(122, 63, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A3F65 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 24.7% green and 39.6% blue (122, 63, 101).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 32% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 17% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#7A3F65 color codes

HEX	`#7A3F65`
RGB	`rgb(122, 63, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 24.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 32%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 48%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 17%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.27, 30.91, -10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.27, 32.79, 340.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.153, 8.633, 13.336)`
Decimal	`8011621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A3F65, 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 #7A3F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A3F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #7A3F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a3f65; }
.text { color: #7a3f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a3f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 63 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a3f65, #7a3f48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #7A3F65?: #7A3F65 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A3F65?: The RGB value is 122, 63, 101: 122 red, 63 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A3F65?: The complementary color is #3F7A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A3F65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.