What color is #7D3161?

#7D3161 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D3161?

The RGB value is 125, 49, 97: 125 red, 49 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D3161?

The complementary color is #317D4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D3161?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D3161 color

#7D3161 rgb(125, 49, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D3161 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 19.2% green and 38% blue (125, 49, 97).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 44% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#7D3161 color codes

HEX	`#7D3161`
RGB	`rgb(125, 49, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 19.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 44%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 61%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.75, 38.71, -12.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.75, 40.58, 342.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.714, 7.421, 12.122)`
Decimal	`8204641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D3161, 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 #7D3161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D3161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7D3161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d3161; }
.text { color: #7d3161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d3161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 49 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d3161, #7d313b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D3161?: #7D3161 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D3161?: The RGB value is 125, 49, 97: 125 red, 49 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D3161?: The complementary color is #317D4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D3161?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.