What color is #7A697F?

#7A697F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A697F?

The RGB value is 122, 105, 127: 122 red, 105 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A697F?

The complementary color is #6E7F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A697F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A697F color

#7A697F rgb(122, 105, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A697F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 41.2% green and 49.8% blue (122, 105, 127).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#7A697F color codes

HEX	`#7A697F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 105, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 41.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 17%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, 11.05, -9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 14.7, 318.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.908, 15.773, 22.228)`
Decimal	`8022399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A697F, 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 #7A697F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A697F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #7A697F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a697f; }
.text { color: #7a697f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a697f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 105 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a697f, #7f6979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A697F?: #7A697F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A697F?: The RGB value is 122, 105, 127: 122 red, 105 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A697F?: The complementary color is #6E7F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A697F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.