What color is #7C5376?

#7C5376 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C5376?

The RGB value is 124, 83, 118: 124 red, 83 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5376?

The complementary color is #537C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5376?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5376 color

#7C5376 rgb(124, 83, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C5376 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 32.5% green and 46.3% blue (124, 83, 118).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 5% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#7C5376 color codes

HEX	`#7C5376`
RGB	`rgb(124, 83, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 32.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 33%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 5%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.86, 23.13, -13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.86, 26.54, 330.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.675, 11.78, 18.637)`
Decimal	`8147830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5376, 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 #7C5376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5376 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #7C5376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5376; }
.text { color: #7c5376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 83 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5376, #7c5362); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7C5376?: #7C5376 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C5376?: The RGB value is 124, 83, 118: 124 red, 83 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5376?: The complementary color is #537C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5376?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.