What color is #7E2B5F?

#7E2B5F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E2B5F?

The RGB value is 126, 43, 95: 126 red, 43 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E2B5F?

The complementary color is #2B7E4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E2B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E2B5F color

#7E2B5F rgb(126, 43, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E2B5F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 16.9% green and 37.3% blue (126, 43, 95).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 49% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 25% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#7E2B5F color codes

HEX	`#7E2B5F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 43, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 16.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 49%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 66%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 25%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.79, 41.57, -12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.79, 43.36, 343.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.534, 6.991, 11.566)`
Decimal	`8268639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E2B5F, 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 #7E2B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E2B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7E2B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e2b5f; }
.text { color: #7e2b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e2b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 43 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e2b5f, #7e2b36); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7E2B5F?: #7E2B5F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E2B5F?: The RGB value is 126, 43, 95: 126 red, 43 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E2B5F?: The complementary color is #2B7E4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E2B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.