What color is #7A5164?

#7A5164 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A5164?

The RGB value is 122, 81, 100: 122 red, 81 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5164?

The complementary color is #517A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5164?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5164 color

#7A5164 rgb(122, 81, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #7A5164 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 31.8% green and 39.2% blue (122, 81, 100).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 18% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#7A5164 color codes

HEX	`#7A5164`
RGB	`rgb(122, 81, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 31.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 18%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.48, 20.22, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.48, 20.61, 348.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.269, 10.943, 13.467)`
Decimal	`8016228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5164, 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 #7A5164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #7A5164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5164; }
.text { color: #7a5164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 81 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5164, #7a5251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7A5164?: #7A5164 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A5164?: The RGB value is 122, 81, 100: 122 red, 81 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5164?: The complementary color is #517A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5164?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.