What color is #7D708B?

#7D708B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D708B?

The RGB value is 125, 112, 139: 125 red, 112 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D708B?

The complementary color is #7E8B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D708B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D708B color

#7D708B rgb(125, 112, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D708B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 43.9% green and 54.5% blue (125, 112, 139).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#7D708B color codes

HEX	`#7D708B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 112, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 43.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 19%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.27, 10.57, -12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.27, 16.68, 309.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.911, 17.812, 26.863)`
Decimal	`8220811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D708B, 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 #7D708B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D708B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #7D708B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d708b; }
.text { color: #7d708b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d708b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 112 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d708b, #8b708b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D708B?: #7D708B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D708B?: The RGB value is 125, 112, 139: 125 red, 112 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D708B?: The complementary color is #7E8B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D708B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.