What color is #7C516F?

#7C516F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C516F?

The RGB value is 124, 81, 111: 124 red, 81 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C516F?

The complementary color is #517C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C516F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C516F color

#7C516F rgb(124, 81, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7C516F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 31.8% green and 43.5% blue (124, 81, 111).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#7C516F color codes

HEX	`#7C516F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 81, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 31.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.11, 22.97, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.11, 24.99, 336.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.124, 11.318, 16.477)`
Decimal	`8147311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C516F, 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 #7C516F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C516F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #7C516F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c516f; }
.text { color: #7c516f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c516f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 81 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c516f, #7c515a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7C516F?: #7C516F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C516F?: The RGB value is 124, 81, 111: 124 red, 81 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C516F?: The complementary color is #517C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C516F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.