What color is #7A596A?

#7A596A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A596A?

The RGB value is 122, 89, 106: 122 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A596A?

The complementary color is #597A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A596A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A596A color

#7A596A rgb(122, 89, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7A596A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 34.9% green and 41.6% blue (122, 89, 106).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 13% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#7A596A color codes

HEX	`#7A596A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 89, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 34.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 27%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 13%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.73, 16.49, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.73, 17.06, 345.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.2, 12.324, 15.264)`
Decimal	`8018282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A596A, 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 #7A596A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A596A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #7A596A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a596a; }
.text { color: #7a596a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a596a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 89 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a596a, #7a595a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7A596A?: #7A596A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A596A?: The RGB value is 122, 89, 106: 122 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A596A?: The complementary color is #597A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A596A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.