What color is #7C4E67?

#7C4E67 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C4E67?

The RGB value is 124, 78, 103: 124 red, 78 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C4E67?

The complementary color is #4E7C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C4E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C4E67 color

#7C4E67 rgb(124, 78, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C4E67 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 30.6% green and 40.4% blue (124, 78, 103).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 23% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 17% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#7C4E67 color codes

HEX	`#7C4E67`
RGB	`rgb(124, 78, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 30.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 23%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 17%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.09, 23.3, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.09, 24.17, 344.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.485, 10.714, 14.187)`
Decimal	`8146535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C4E67, 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 #7C4E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C4E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #7C4E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c4e67; }
.text { color: #7c4e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c4e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 78 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c4e67, #7c4e50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C4E67?: #7C4E67 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C4E67?: The RGB value is 124, 78, 103: 124 red, 78 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C4E67?: The complementary color is #4E7C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C4E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.