What color is #7B4C65?

#7B4C65 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B4C65?

The RGB value is 123, 76, 101: 123 red, 76 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B4C65?

The complementary color is #4C7B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B4C65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B4C65 color

#7B4C65 rgb(123, 76, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B4C65 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 29.8% green and 39.6% blue (123, 76, 101).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 18% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#7B4C65 color codes

HEX	`#7B4C65`
RGB	`rgb(123, 76, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 29.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 38%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 18%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.41, 23.76, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.41, 24.55, 345.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.102, 10.32, 13.611)`
Decimal	`8080485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B4C65, 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 #7B4C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B4C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #7B4C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b4c65; }
.text { color: #7b4c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b4c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 76 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b4c65, #7b4c4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B4C65?: #7B4C65 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B4C65?: The RGB value is 123, 76, 101: 123 red, 76 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B4C65?: The complementary color is #4C7B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B4C65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.