What color is #7C4463?

#7C4463 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 #7C4463?

The RGB value is 124, 68, 99: 124 red, 68 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C4463?

The complementary color is #447C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C4463?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C4463 color

#7C4463 rgb(124, 68, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C4463 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 26.7% green and 38.8% blue (124, 68, 99).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 29% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 20% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#7C4463 color codes

HEX	`#7C4463`
RGB	`rgb(124, 68, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 26.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 29%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 45%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 20%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, 28.46, -7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 29.46, 344.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.632, 9.321, 12.936)`
Decimal	`8143971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C4463, 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 #7C4463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C4463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #7C4463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c4463; }
.text { color: #7c4463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c4463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 68 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c4463, #7c4447); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C4463?: #7C4463 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 #7C4463?: The RGB value is 124, 68, 99: 124 red, 68 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C4463?: The complementary color is #447C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C4463?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.