What color is #7E2E58?

#7E2E58 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 #7E2E58?

The RGB value is 126, 46, 88: 126 red, 46 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E2E58?

The complementary color is #2E7E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E2E58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E2E58 color

#7E2E58 rgb(126, 46, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E2E58 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 18% green and 34.5% blue (126, 46, 88).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 47% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 30% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#7E2E58 color codes

HEX	`#7E2E58`
RGB	`rgb(126, 46, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 18%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 47%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 63%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 30%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.02, 39.17, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.02, 39.88, 349.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.343, 7.095, 10.003)`
Decimal	`8269400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E2E58, 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 #7E2E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E2E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #7E2E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e2e58; }
.text { color: #7e2e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e2e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 46 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e2e58, #7e2e30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #7E2E58?: #7E2E58 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 #7E2E58?: The RGB value is 126, 46, 88: 126 red, 46 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E2E58?: The complementary color is #2E7E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E2E58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.