What color is #7B6878?

#7B6878 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6878?

The RGB value is 123, 104, 120: 123 red, 104 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6878?

The complementary color is #687B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6878?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6878 color

#7B6878 rgb(123, 104, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B6878 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 40.8% green and 47.1% blue (123, 104, 120).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#7B6878 color codes

HEX	`#7B6878`
RGB	`rgb(123, 104, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 40.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 15%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.27, 10.57, -6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.27, 12.21, 330)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.508, 15.468, 19.882)`
Decimal	`8087672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6878, 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 #7B6878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #7B6878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6878; }
.text { color: #7b6878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 104 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6878, #7b686f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B6878?: #7B6878 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6878?: The RGB value is 123, 104, 120: 123 red, 104 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6878?: The complementary color is #687B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6878?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.