What color is #7B596F?

#7B596F 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 #7B596F?

The RGB value is 123, 89, 111: 123 red, 89 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B596F?

The complementary color is #597B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B596F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B596F color

#7B596F rgb(123, 89, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7B596F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 34.9% green and 43.5% blue (123, 89, 111).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 10% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#7B596F color codes

HEX	`#7B596F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 89, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 34.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 10%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.01, 17.81, -7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.01, 19.14, 338.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.61, 12.504, 16.68)`
Decimal	`8083823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B596F, 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 #7B596F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B596F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #7B596F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b596f; }
.text { color: #7b596f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b596f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 89 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b596f, #7b595e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B596F?: #7B596F 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 #7B596F?: The RGB value is 123, 89, 111: 123 red, 89 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B596F?: The complementary color is #597B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B596F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.