What color is #7C5979?

#7C5979 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 #7C5979?

The RGB value is 124, 89, 121: 124 red, 89 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5979?

The complementary color is #597C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5979?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5979 color

#7C5979 rgb(124, 89, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C5979 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 34.9% green and 47.5% blue (124, 89, 121).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#7C5979 color codes

HEX	`#7C5979`
RGB	`rgb(124, 89, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 34.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.48, 20.15, -12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.48, 23.65, 328.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.335, 12.811, 19.75)`
Decimal	`8149369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5979, 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 #7C5979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #7C5979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5979; }
.text { color: #7c5979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 89 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5979, #7c5968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7C5979?: #7C5979 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 #7C5979?: The RGB value is 124, 89, 121: 124 red, 89 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5979?: The complementary color is #597C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5979?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.