What color is #7B5D66?

#7B5D66 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 #7B5D66?

The RGB value is 123, 93, 102: 123 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5D66?

The complementary color is #5D7B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5D66 color

#7B5D66 rgb(123, 93, 102)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7B5D66 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 36.5% green and 40% blue (123, 93, 102).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 17% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#7B5D66 color codes

HEX	`#7B5D66`
RGB	`rgb(123, 93, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 36.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 17%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.76, 13.76, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.76, 13.77, 358.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.481, 13, 14.314)`
Decimal	`8084838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5D66, 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 #7B5D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #7B5D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5d66; }
.text { color: #7b5d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 93 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5d66, #7b635d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B5D66?: #7B5D66 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 #7B5D66?: The RGB value is 123, 93, 102: 123 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5D66?: The complementary color is #5D7B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.