What color is #7C5F77?

#7C5F77 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C5F77?

The RGB value is 124, 95, 119: 124 red, 95 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5F77?

The complementary color is #5F7C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5F77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5F77 color

#7C5F77 rgb(124, 95, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C5F77 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 37.3% green and 46.7% blue (124, 95, 119).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#7C5F77 color codes

HEX	`#7C5F77`
RGB	`rgb(124, 95, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 37.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.95, 16.14, -8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.95, 18.46, 330.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.734, 13.802, 19.284)`
Decimal	`8150903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5F77, 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 #7C5F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #7C5F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5f77; }
.text { color: #7c5f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 95 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5f77, #7c5f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C5F77?: #7C5F77 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C5F77?: The RGB value is 124, 95, 119: 124 red, 95 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5F77?: The complementary color is #5F7C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5F77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.