What color is #7E5162?

#7E5162 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E5162?

The RGB value is 126, 81, 98: 126 red, 81 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5162?

The complementary color is #517E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5162?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5162 color

#7E5162 rgb(126, 81, 98)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7E5162 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 31.8% green and 38.4% blue (126, 81, 98).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#7E5162 color codes

HEX	`#7E5162`
RGB	`rgb(126, 81, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 31.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.92, 21.45, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.92, 21.55, 354.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.751, 11.203, 12.991)`
Decimal	`8278370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5162, 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 #7E5162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	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 #7E5162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5162; }
.text { color: #7e5162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 81 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5162, #7e5651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E5162?: #7E5162 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E5162?: The RGB value is 126, 81, 98: 126 red, 81 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5162?: The complementary color is #517E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5162?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.