What color is #7A616F?

#7A616F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A616F?

The RGB value is 122, 97, 111: 122 red, 97 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A616F?

The complementary color is #617A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A616F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A616F color

#7A616F rgb(122, 97, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7A616F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 38% green and 43.5% blue (122, 97, 111).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#7A616F color codes

HEX	`#7A616F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 97, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 38%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44, 12.62, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44, 13.25, 342.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.17, 13.835, 16.907)`
Decimal	`8020335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A616F, 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 #7A616F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A616F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #7A616F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a616f; }
.text { color: #7a616f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a616f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 97 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a616f, #7a6163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7A616F?: #7A616F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A616F?: The RGB value is 122, 97, 111: 122 red, 97 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A616F?: The complementary color is #617A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A616F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.