What color is #7B5D79?

#7B5D79 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B5D79?

The RGB value is 123, 93, 121: 123 red, 93 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5D79?

The complementary color is #5D7B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5D79 color

#7B5D79 rgb(123, 93, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B5D79 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 36.5% green and 47.5% blue (123, 93, 121).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#7B5D79 color codes

HEX	`#7B5D79`
RGB	`rgb(123, 93, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 36.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.39, 17.38, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.39, 20.58, 327.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.534, 13.421, 19.858)`
Decimal	`8084857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5D79, 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 #7B5D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #7B5D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5d79; }
.text { color: #7b5d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 93 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5d79, #7b5d6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7B5D79?: #7B5D79 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B5D79?: The RGB value is 123, 93, 121: 123 red, 93 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5D79?: The complementary color is #5D7B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.