What color is #7A5E68?

#7A5E68 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 #7A5E68?

The RGB value is 122, 94, 104: 122 red, 94 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5E68?

The complementary color is #5E7A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5E68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5E68 color

#7A5E68 rgb(122, 94, 104)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7A5E68 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 36.9% green and 40.8% blue (122, 94, 104).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 15% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#7A5E68 color codes

HEX	`#7A5E68`
RGB	`rgb(122, 94, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 36.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 15%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.98, 13.12, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.98, 13.18, 354.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.527, 13.143, 14.866)`
Decimal	`8019560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5E68, 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 #7A5E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #7A5E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5e68; }
.text { color: #7a5e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 94 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5e68, #7a625e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7A5E68?: #7A5E68 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 #7A5E68?: The RGB value is 122, 94, 104: 122 red, 94 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5E68?: The complementary color is #5E7A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5E68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.