What color is #7E4668?

#7E4668 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E4668?

The RGB value is 126, 70, 104: 126 red, 70 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E4668?

The complementary color is #467E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E4668?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E4668 color

#7E4668 rgb(126, 70, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E4668 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 27.5% green and 40.8% blue (126, 70, 104).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 29% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 17% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#7E4668 color codes

HEX	`#7E4668`
RGB	`rgb(126, 70, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 27.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 29%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 17%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.51, 28.89, -9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.51, 30.37, 342.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.293, 9.816, 14.289)`
Decimal	`8275560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E4668, 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 #7E4668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E4668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #7E4668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e4668; }
.text { color: #7e4668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e4668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 70 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e4668, #7e464c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7E4668?: #7E4668 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E4668?: The RGB value is 126, 70, 104: 126 red, 70 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E4668?: The complementary color is #467E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E4668?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.