What color is #7D5B72?

#7D5B72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D5B72?

The RGB value is 125, 91, 114: 125 red, 91 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5B72?

The complementary color is #5B7D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5B72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5B72 color

#7D5B72 rgb(125, 91, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7D5B72 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 35.7% green and 44.7% blue (125, 91, 114).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#7D5B72 color codes

HEX	`#7D5B72`
RGB	`rgb(125, 91, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 35.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 9%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.85, 17.95, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.85, 19.47, 337.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.236, 13.058, 17.634)`
Decimal	`8215410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5B72, 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 #7D5B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #7D5B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5b72; }
.text { color: #7d5b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 91 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5b72, #7d5b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7D5B72?: #7D5B72 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D5B72?: The RGB value is 125, 91, 114: 125 red, 91 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5B72?: The complementary color is #5B7D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5B72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.