What color is #7D647A?

#7D647A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D647A?

The RGB value is 125, 100, 122: 125 red, 100 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D647A?

The complementary color is #647D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D647A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D647A color

#7D647A rgb(125, 100, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D647A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 39.2% green and 47.8% blue (125, 100, 122).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#7D647A color codes

HEX	`#7D647A`
RGB	`rgb(125, 100, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 39.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.47, 14.12, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.47, 16.47, 329.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.527, 14.88, 20.41)`
Decimal	`8217722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D647A, 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 #7D647A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D647A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #7D647A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d647a; }
.text { color: #7d647a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d647a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 100 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d647a, #7d646d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7D647A?: #7D647A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D647A?: The RGB value is 125, 100, 122: 125 red, 100 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D647A?: The complementary color is #647D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D647A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.