What color is #7B3C55?

#7B3C55 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B3C55?

The RGB value is 123, 60, 85: 123 red, 60 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B3C55?

The complementary color is #3C7B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B3C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B3C55 color

#7B3C55 rgb(123, 60, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #7B3C55 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 23.5% green and 33.3% blue (123, 60, 85).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 34% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 31% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#7B3C55 color codes

HEX	`#7B3C55`
RGB	`rgb(123, 60, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 23.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 34%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 51%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 31%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.19, 30.42, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.19, 30.51, 355.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.424, 8.1, 9.554)`
Decimal	`8076373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B3C55, 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 #7B3C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B3C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #7B3C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b3c55; }
.text { color: #7b3c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b3c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 60 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b3c55, #7b433c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B3C55?: #7B3C55 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B3C55?: The RGB value is 123, 60, 85: 123 red, 60 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B3C55?: The complementary color is #3C7B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B3C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.