What color is #7C7089?

#7C7089 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7089?

The RGB value is 124, 112, 137: 124 red, 112 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7089?

The complementary color is #7D8970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7089?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7089 color

#7C7089 rgb(124, 112, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C7089 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 43.9% green and 53.7% blue (124, 112, 137).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#7C7089 color codes

HEX	`#7C7089`
RGB	`rgb(124, 112, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 43.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 18%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.11, 9.77, -11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.11, 15.46, 309.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.621, 17.68, 26.094)`
Decimal	`8155273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7089, 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 #7C7089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C7089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #7C7089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7089; }
.text { color: #7c7089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 112 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7089, #887089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7089?: #7C7089 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7089?: The RGB value is 124, 112, 137: 124 red, 112 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7089?: The complementary color is #7D8970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7089?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.