What color is #7A6A80?

#7A6A80 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 #7A6A80?

The RGB value is 122, 106, 128: 122 red, 106 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6A80?

The complementary color is #70806A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6A80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6A80 color

#7A6A80 rgb(122, 106, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A6A80 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 41.6% green and 50.2% blue (122, 106, 128).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#7A6A80 color codes

HEX	`#7A6A80`
RGB	`rgb(122, 106, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 41.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 17%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.98, 10.66, -9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.98, 14.51, 317.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.076, 16.004, 22.607)`
Decimal	`8022656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6A80, 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 #7A6A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #7A6A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6a80; }
.text { color: #7a6a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 106 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6a80, #806a7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6A80?: #7A6A80 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 #7A6A80?: The RGB value is 122, 106, 128: 122 red, 106 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6A80?: The complementary color is #70806A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6A80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.