What color is #7D395C?

#7D395C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D395C?

The RGB value is 125, 57, 92: 125 red, 57 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D395C?

The complementary color is #397D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D395C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D395C color

#7D395C rgb(125, 57, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D395C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 22.4% green and 36.1% blue (125, 57, 92).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 37% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 26% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#7D395C color codes

HEX	`#7D395C`
RGB	`rgb(125, 57, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 22.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 37%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 54%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 26%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.11, 33.82, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.11, 34.52, 348.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.853, 8.06, 11.055)`
Decimal	`8206684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D395C, 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 #7D395C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D395C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #7D395C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d395c; }
.text { color: #7d395c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d395c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 57 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d395c, #7d393a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #7D395C?: #7D395C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D395C?: The RGB value is 125, 57, 92: 125 red, 57 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D395C?: The complementary color is #397D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D395C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.