What color is #7B234E?

#7B234E is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B234E?

The RGB value is 123, 35, 78: 123 red, 35 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B234E?

The complementary color is #237B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B234E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B234E color

#7B234E rgb(123, 35, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #7B234E is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 13.7% green and 30.6% blue (123, 35, 78).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 56% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 37% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#7B234E color codes

HEX	`#7B234E`
RGB	`rgb(123, 35, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 13.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 56%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 72%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 37%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.32, 41.83, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.32, 42.12, 353.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.145, 5.964, 7.823)`
Decimal	`8069966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B234E, 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 #7B234E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B234E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7B234E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b234e; }
.text { color: #7b234e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b234e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 35 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b234e, #7b2423); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B234E?: #7B234E is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B234E?: The RGB value is 123, 35, 78: 123 red, 35 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B234E?: The complementary color is #237B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B234E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.