What color is #7A526A?

#7A526A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A526A?

The RGB value is 122, 82, 106: 122 red, 82 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A526A?

The complementary color is #527A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A526A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A526A color

#7A526A rgb(122, 82, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A526A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 32.2% green and 41.6% blue (122, 82, 106).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 13% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#7A526A color codes

HEX	`#7A526A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 82, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 32.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 13%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.94, 20.7, -7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.94, 21.86, 341.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.645, 11.213, 15.079)`
Decimal	`8016490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A526A, 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 #7A526A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A526A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #7A526A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a526a; }
.text { color: #7a526a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a526a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 82 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a526a, #7a5256); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7A526A?: #7A526A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A526A?: The RGB value is 122, 82, 106: 122 red, 82 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A526A?: The complementary color is #527A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A526A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.