What color is #7C3962?

#7C3962 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C3962?

The RGB value is 124, 57, 98: 124 red, 57 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C3962?

The complementary color is #397C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C3962?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C3962 color

#7C3962 rgb(124, 57, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C3962 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 22.4% green and 38.4% blue (124, 57, 98).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 21% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#7C3962 color codes

HEX	`#7C3962`
RGB	`rgb(124, 57, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 22.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 54%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 21%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.18, 34.41, -10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.18, 36.02, 342.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.98, 8.094, 12.484)`
Decimal	`8141154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C3962, 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 #7C3962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C3962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #7C3962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c3962; }
.text { color: #7c3962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c3962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 57 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c3962, #7c3940); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #7C3962?: #7C3962 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C3962?: The RGB value is 124, 57, 98: 124 red, 57 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C3962?: The complementary color is #397C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C3962?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.