What color is #7C004C?

#7C004C is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C004C?

The RGB value is 124, 0, 76: 124 red, 0 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C004C?

The complementary color is #007C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C004C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C004C color

#7C004C rgb(124, 0, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C004C is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 0% green and 29.8% blue (124, 0, 76).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 39% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Velvet (#750851), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#7C004C color codes

HEX	`#7C004C`
RGB	`rgb(124, 0, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 0%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 39%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.18, 51.18, -8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.18, 51.86, 350.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.617, 4.808, 7.258)`
Decimal	`8126540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C004C, 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 #7C004C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C004C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7C004C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c004c; }
.text { color: #7c004c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c004c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 0 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c004c, #7c000e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C004C?: #7C004C is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C004C?: The RGB value is 124, 0, 76: 124 red, 0 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C004C?: The complementary color is #007C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C004C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.