What color is #7D687B?

#7D687B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D687B?

The RGB value is 125, 104, 123: 125 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D687B?

The complementary color is #687D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D687B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D687B color

#7D687B rgb(125, 104, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D687B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 40.8% green and 48.2% blue (125, 104, 123).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#7D687B color codes

HEX	`#7D687B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 104, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 40.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 17%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.57, 11.93, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.57, 14.06, 328.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.983, 15.691, 20.869)`
Decimal	`8218747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D687B, 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 #7D687B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D687B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #7D687B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d687b; }
.text { color: #7d687b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d687b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 104 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d687b, #7d6871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D687B?: #7D687B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D687B?: The RGB value is 125, 104, 123: 125 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D687B?: The complementary color is #687D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D687B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.