What color is #7B4466?

#7B4466 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B4466?

The RGB value is 123, 68, 102: 123 red, 68 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B4466?

The complementary color is #447B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B4466?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B4466 color

#7B4466 rgb(123, 68, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B4466 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 26.7% green and 40% blue (123, 68, 102).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 17% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#7B4466 color codes

HEX	`#7B4466`
RGB	`rgb(123, 68, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 26.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 45%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 17%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.57, 28.6, -9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.57, 30.16, 341.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.634, 9.305, 13.698)`
Decimal	`8078438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B4466, 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 #7B4466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B4466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #7B4466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b4466; }
.text { color: #7b4466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b4466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 68 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b4466, #7b444b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B4466?: #7B4466 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B4466?: The RGB value is 123, 68, 102: 123 red, 68 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B4466?: The complementary color is #447B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B4466?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.