What color is #7A4064?

#7A4064 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 #7A4064?

The RGB value is 122, 64, 100: 122 red, 64 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A4064?

The complementary color is #407A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A4064?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A4064 color

#7A4064 rgb(122, 64, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A4064 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 25.1% green and 39.2% blue (122, 64, 100).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 31% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 18% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#7A4064 color codes

HEX	`#7A4064`
RGB	`rgb(122, 64, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 25.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 31%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 48%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 18%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.45, 30.17, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.45, 31.8, 341.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.16, 8.725, 13.098)`
Decimal	`8011876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A4064, 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 #7A4064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A4064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #7A4064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a4064; }
.text { color: #7a4064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a4064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 64 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a4064, #7a4047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #7A4064?: #7A4064 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 #7A4064?: The RGB value is 122, 64, 100: 122 red, 64 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A4064?: The complementary color is #407A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A4064?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.