What color is #7C5069?

#7C5069 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C5069?

The RGB value is 124, 80, 105: 124 red, 80 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5069?

The complementary color is #507C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5069?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5069 color

#7C5069 rgb(124, 80, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C5069 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 31.4% green and 41.2% blue (124, 80, 105).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 15% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#7C5069 color codes

HEX	`#7C5069`
RGB	`rgb(124, 80, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 31.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 15%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.65, 22.47, -6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.65, 23.48, 343.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.731, 11.043, 14.77)`
Decimal	`8147049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5069, 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 #7C5069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #7C5069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5069; }
.text { color: #7c5069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 80 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5069, #7c5053); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C5069?: #7C5069 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C5069?: The RGB value is 124, 80, 105: 124 red, 80 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5069?: The complementary color is #507C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5069?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.