What color is #7B5B66?

#7B5B66 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 #7B5B66?

The RGB value is 123, 91, 102: 123 red, 91 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5B66?

The complementary color is #5B7B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5B66 color

#7B5B66 rgb(123, 91, 102)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7B5B66 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 35.7% green and 40% blue (123, 91, 102).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 17% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#7B5B66 color codes

HEX	`#7B5B66`
RGB	`rgb(123, 91, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 35.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 26%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.24, 14.96, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.24, 15.01, 355.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.308, 12.653, 14.256)`
Decimal	`8084326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5B66, 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 #7B5B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #7B5B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5b66; }
.text { color: #7b5b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 91 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5b66, #7b605b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B5B66?: #7B5B66 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 #7B5B66?: The RGB value is 123, 91, 102: 123 red, 91 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5B66?: The complementary color is #5B7B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.