What color is #7B536D?

#7B536D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B536D?

The RGB value is 123, 83, 109: 123 red, 83 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B536D?

The complementary color is #537B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B536D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B536D color

#7B536D rgb(123, 83, 109)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7B536D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 32.5% green and 42.7% blue (123, 83, 109).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 11% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#7B536D color codes

HEX	`#7B536D`
RGB	`rgb(123, 83, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 32.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 11%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, 21.03, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 22.56, 338.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.022, 11.502, 15.947)`
Decimal	`8082285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B536D, 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 #7B536D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B536D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #7B536D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b536d; }
.text { color: #7b536d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b536d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 83 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b536d, #7b5359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B536D?: #7B536D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B536D?: The RGB value is 123, 83, 109: 123 red, 83 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B536D?: The complementary color is #537B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B536D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.