What color is #7D4C69?

#7D4C69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D4C69?

The RGB value is 125, 76, 105: 125 red, 76 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D4C69?

The complementary color is #4C7D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D4C69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D4C69 color

#7D4C69 rgb(125, 76, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D4C69 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 29.8% green and 41.2% blue (125, 76, 105).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#7D4C69 color codes

HEX	`#7D4C69`
RGB	`rgb(125, 76, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 29.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 39%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.81, 25.21, -8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.81, 26.47, 342.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.592, 10.55, 14.682)`
Decimal	`8211561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D4C69, 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 #7D4C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D4C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #7D4C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d4c69; }
.text { color: #7d4c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d4c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 76 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d4c69, #7d4c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7D4C69?: #7D4C69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D4C69?: The RGB value is 125, 76, 105: 125 red, 76 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D4C69?: The complementary color is #4C7D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D4C69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.