What color is #7B7588?

#7B7588 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7588?

The RGB value is 123, 117, 136: 123 red, 117 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7588?

The complementary color is #828875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7588?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7588 color

#7B7588 rgb(123, 117, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7588 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.9% green and 53.3% blue (123, 117, 136).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#7B7588 color codes

HEX	`#7B7588`
RGB	`rgb(123, 117, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.35, 6.23, -9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.35, 11.39, 303.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.973, 18.711, 25.9)`
Decimal	`8091016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7588, 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 #7B7588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	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 #7B7588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7588; }
.text { color: #7b7588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 117 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7588, #857588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7588?: #7B7588 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7588?: The RGB value is 123, 117, 136: 123 red, 117 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7588?: The complementary color is #828875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7588?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.