What color is #7B5771?

#7B5771 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B5771?

The RGB value is 123, 87, 113: 123 red, 87 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5771?

The complementary color is #577B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5771?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5771 color

#7B5771 rgb(123, 87, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7B5771 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 34.1% green and 44.3% blue (123, 87, 113).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 8% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#7B5771 color codes

HEX	`#7B5771`
RGB	`rgb(123, 87, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 34.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 8%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.56, 19.39, -8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.56, 21.34, 335.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.557, 12.22, 17.212)`
Decimal	`8083313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5771, 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 #7B5771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #7B5771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5771; }
.text { color: #7b5771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 87 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5771, #7b575f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B5771?: #7B5771 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B5771?: The RGB value is 123, 87, 113: 123 red, 87 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5771?: The complementary color is #577B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5771?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.