What color is #7C6D84?

#7C6D84 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6D84?

The RGB value is 124, 109, 132: 124 red, 109 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6D84?

The complementary color is #75846D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6D84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6D84 color

#7C6D84 rgb(124, 109, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C6D84 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 42.7% green and 51.8% blue (124, 109, 132).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#7C6D84 color codes

HEX	`#7C6D84`
RGB	`rgb(124, 109, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 42.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.12, 10.46, -10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.12, 14.82, 314.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.945, 16.888, 24.14)`
Decimal	`8154500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6D84, 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 #7C6D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #7C6D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6d84; }
.text { color: #7c6d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 109 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6d84, #846d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C6D84?: #7C6D84 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6D84?: The RGB value is 124, 109, 132: 124 red, 109 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6D84?: The complementary color is #75846D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6D84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.