What color is #7C435B?

#7C435B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C435B?

The RGB value is 124, 67, 91: 124 red, 67 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C435B?

The complementary color is #437C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C435B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C435B color

#7C435B rgb(124, 67, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C435B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 26.3% green and 35.7% blue (124, 67, 91).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 30% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 27% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#7C435B color codes

HEX	`#7C435B`
RGB	`rgb(124, 67, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 26.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 30%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 46%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 27%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.09, 27.74, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.09, 27.94, 353.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.208, 9.056, 11)`
Decimal	`8143707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C435B, 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 #7C435B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C435B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #7C435B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c435b; }
.text { color: #7c435b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c435b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 67 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c435b, #7c4843); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C435B?: #7C435B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C435B?: The RGB value is 124, 67, 91: 124 red, 67 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C435B?: The complementary color is #437C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C435B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.