What color is #7A4361?

#7A4361 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 #7A4361?

The RGB value is 122, 67, 97: 122 red, 67 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A4361?

The complementary color is #437A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A4361?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A4361 color

#7A4361 rgb(122, 67, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A4361 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 26.3% green and 38% blue (122, 67, 97).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 20% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#7A4361 color codes

HEX	`#7A4361`
RGB	`rgb(122, 67, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 26.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 45%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 20%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.01, 27.96, -7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.01, 28.89, 345.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.191, 9.016, 12.405)`
Decimal	`8012641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A4361, 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 #7A4361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A4361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #7A4361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a4361; }
.text { color: #7a4361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a4361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 67 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a4361, #7a4346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7A4361?: #7A4361 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 #7A4361?: The RGB value is 122, 67, 97: 122 red, 67 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A4361?: The complementary color is #437A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A4361?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.