What color is #7C6372?

#7C6372 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6372?

The RGB value is 124, 99, 114: 124 red, 99 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6372?

The complementary color is #637C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6372?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6372 color

#7C6372 rgb(124, 99, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7C6372 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 38.8% green and 44.7% blue (124, 99, 114).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#7C6372 color codes

HEX	`#7C6372`
RGB	`rgb(124, 99, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 38.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.84, 12.77, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.84, 13.57, 340.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.811, 14.424, 17.868)`
Decimal	`8151922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6372, 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 #7C6372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #7C6372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6372; }
.text { color: #7c6372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 99 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6372, #7c6366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C6372?: #7C6372 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6372?: The RGB value is 124, 99, 114: 124 red, 99 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6372?: The complementary color is #637C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6372?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.