What color is #7C677D?

#7C677D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C677D?

The RGB value is 124, 103, 125: 124 red, 103 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C677D?

The complementary color is #687D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C677D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C677D color

#7C677D rgb(124, 103, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C677D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 40.4% green and 49% blue (124, 103, 125).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#7C677D color codes

HEX	`#7C677D`
RGB	`rgb(124, 103, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 40.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 18%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.27, 12.57, -9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.27, 15.51, 324.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.864, 15.467, 21.495)`
Decimal	`8152957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C677D, 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 #7C677D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C677D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #7C677D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c677d; }
.text { color: #7c677d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c677d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 103 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c677d, #7d6773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C677D?: #7C677D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C677D?: The RGB value is 124, 103, 125: 124 red, 103 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C677D?: The complementary color is #687D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C677D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.