What color is #7B415B?

#7B415B 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 #7B415B?

The RGB value is 123, 65, 91: 123 red, 65 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B415B?

The complementary color is #417B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B415B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B415B color

#7B415B rgb(123, 65, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #7B415B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 25.5% green and 35.7% blue (123, 65, 91).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 26% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#7B415B color codes

HEX	`#7B415B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 65, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 25.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 31%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 47%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 26%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.49, 28.51, -4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.49, 28.82, 351.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.947, 8.748, 10.955)`
Decimal	`8077659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B415B, 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 #7B415B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B415B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #7B415B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b415b; }
.text { color: #7b415b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b415b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 65 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b415b, #7b4441); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B415B?: #7B415B 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 #7B415B?: The RGB value is 123, 65, 91: 123 red, 65 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B415B?: The complementary color is #417B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B415B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.