What color is #7E4266?

#7E4266 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E4266?

The RGB value is 126, 66, 102: 126 red, 66 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E4266?

The complementary color is #427E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E4266?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E4266 color

#7E4266 rgb(126, 66, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E4266 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 25.9% green and 40% blue (126, 66, 102).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 31% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#7E4266 color codes

HEX	`#7E4266`
RGB	`rgb(126, 66, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 25.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 31%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 48%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.54, 30.82, -9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.54, 32.28, 342.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.951, 9.292, 13.679)`
Decimal	`8274534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E4266, 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 #7E4266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E4266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #7E4266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e4266; }
.text { color: #7e4266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e4266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 66 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e4266, #7e4248); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7E4266?: #7E4266 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E4266?: The RGB value is 126, 66, 102: 126 red, 66 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E4266?: The complementary color is #427E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E4266?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.