What color is #7C6C81?

#7C6C81 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 #7C6C81?

The RGB value is 124, 108, 129: 124 red, 108 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6C81?

The complementary color is #71816C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6C81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6C81 color

#7C6C81 rgb(124, 108, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C6C81 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 42.4% green and 50.6% blue (124, 108, 129).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#7C6C81 color codes

HEX	`#7C6C81`
RGB	`rgb(124, 108, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 42.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.75, 10.42, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.75, 13.95, 318.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.637, 16.595, 23.039)`
Decimal	`8154241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6C81, 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 #7C6C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #7C6C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6c81; }
.text { color: #7c6c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 108 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6c81, #816c7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C6C81?: #7C6C81 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 #7C6C81?: The RGB value is 124, 108, 129: 124 red, 108 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6C81?: The complementary color is #71816C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6C81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.