What color is #7C4166?

#7C4166 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C4166?

The RGB value is 124, 65, 102: 124 red, 65 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C4166?

The complementary color is #417C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C4166?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C4166 color

#7C4166 rgb(124, 65, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C4166 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 25.5% green and 40% blue (124, 65, 102).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 18% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#7C4166 color codes

HEX	`#7C4166`
RGB	`rgb(124, 65, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 25.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 31%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 48%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 18%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.03, 30.67, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.03, 32.37, 341.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.601, 9.026, 13.646)`
Decimal	`8143206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C4166, 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 #7C4166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C4166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #7C4166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c4166; }
.text { color: #7c4166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c4166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 65 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c4166, #7c4149); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #7C4166?: #7C4166 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C4166?: The RGB value is 124, 65, 102: 124 red, 65 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C4166?: The complementary color is #417C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C4166?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.