What color is #7C3059?

#7C3059 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C3059?

The RGB value is 124, 48, 89: 124 red, 48 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C3059?

The complementary color is #307C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C3059?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C3059 color

#7C3059 rgb(124, 48, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C3059 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 18.8% green and 34.9% blue (124, 48, 89).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 44% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 28% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#7C3059 color codes

HEX	`#7C3059`
RGB	`rgb(124, 48, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 18.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 44%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 61%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 28%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.08, 37.68, -8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.08, 38.53, 347.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.173, 7.121, 10.235)`
Decimal	`8138841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C3059, 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 #7C3059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C3059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #7C3059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c3059; }
.text { color: #7c3059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c3059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 48 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c3059, #7c3033); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C3059?: #7C3059 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C3059?: The RGB value is 124, 48, 89: 124 red, 48 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C3059?: The complementary color is #307C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C3059?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.