What color is #7D596D?

#7D596D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D596D?

The RGB value is 125, 89, 109: 125 red, 89 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D596D?

The complementary color is #597D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D596D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D596D color

#7D596D rgb(125, 89, 109)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7D596D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 34.9% green and 42.7% blue (125, 89, 109).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#7D596D color codes

HEX	`#7D596D`
RGB	`rgb(125, 89, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 34.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.17, 18.21, -5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.17, 19.02, 343.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.79, 12.609, 16.12)`
Decimal	`8214893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D596D, 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 #7D596D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D596D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #7D596D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d596d; }
.text { color: #7d596d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d596d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 89 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d596d, #7d595b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7D596D?: #7D596D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D596D?: The RGB value is 125, 89, 109: 125 red, 89 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D596D?: The complementary color is #597D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D596D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.