What color is #7B555F?

#7B555F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B555F?

The RGB value is 123, 85, 95: 123 red, 85 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B555F?

The complementary color is #557B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B555F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B555F color

#7B555F rgb(123, 85, 95)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7B555F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 33.3% green and 37.3% blue (123, 85, 95).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 23% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#7B555F color codes

HEX	`#7B555F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 85, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 33.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 23%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.47, 17.37, 0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.47, 17.38, 1.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.483, 11.535, 12.341)`
Decimal	`8082783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B555F, 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 #7B555F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B555F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #7B555F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b555f; }
.text { color: #7b555f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b555f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 85 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b555f, #7b5e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B555F?: #7B555F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B555F?: The RGB value is 123, 85, 95: 123 red, 85 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B555F?: The complementary color is #557B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B555F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.