What color is #7B6074?

#7B6074 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6074?

The RGB value is 123, 96, 116: 123 red, 96 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6074?

The complementary color is #607B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6074 color

#7B6074 rgb(123, 96, 116)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7B6074 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 37.6% green and 45.5% blue (123, 96, 116).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 6% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#7B6074 color codes

HEX	`#7B6074`
RGB	`rgb(123, 96, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 37.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 22%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 6%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44, 14.57, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44, 16.2, 334.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.503, 13.838, 18.374)`
Decimal	`8085620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6074, 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 #7B6074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #7B6074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6074; }
.text { color: #7b6074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 96 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6074, #7b6067); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B6074?: #7B6074 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6074?: The RGB value is 123, 96, 116: 123 red, 96 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6074?: The complementary color is #607B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.