What color is #7C677F?

#7C677F 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 #7C677F?

The RGB value is 124, 103, 127: 124 red, 103 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C677F?

The complementary color is #6A7F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C677F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C677F color

#7C677F rgb(124, 103, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C677F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 40.4% green and 49.8% blue (124, 103, 127).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#7C677F color codes

HEX	`#7C677F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 103, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 40.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 19%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.34, 12.98, -10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.34, 16.51, 321.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.993, 15.518, 22.175)`
Decimal	`8152959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C677F, 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 #7C677F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C677F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #7C677F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c677f; }
.text { color: #7c677f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c677f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 103 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c677f, #7f6776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7C677F?: #7C677F 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 #7C677F?: The RGB value is 124, 103, 127: 124 red, 103 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C677F?: The complementary color is #6A7F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C677F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.