What color is #7A4464?

#7A4464 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 #7A4464?

The RGB value is 122, 68, 100: 122 red, 68 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A4464?

The complementary color is #447A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A4464?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A4464 color

#7A4464 rgb(122, 68, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A4464 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 26.7% green and 39.2% blue (122, 68, 100).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 18% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#7A4464 color codes

HEX	`#7A4464`
RGB	`rgb(122, 68, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 26.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 44%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 18%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, 27.89, -8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 29.2, 342.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.394, 9.193, 13.176)`
Decimal	`8012900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A4464, 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 #7A4464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A4464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #7A4464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a4464; }
.text { color: #7a4464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a4464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 68 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a4464, #7a4449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7A4464?: #7A4464 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 #7A4464?: The RGB value is 122, 68, 100: 122 red, 68 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A4464?: The complementary color is #447A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A4464?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.