What color is #7E5263?

#7E5263 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 #7E5263?

The RGB value is 126, 82, 99: 126 red, 82 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5263?

The complementary color is #527E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5263?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5263 color

#7E5263 rgb(126, 82, 99)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7E5263 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 32.2% green and 38.8% blue (126, 82, 99).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 21% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#7E5263 color codes

HEX	`#7E5263`
RGB	`rgb(126, 82, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 32.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 21%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.2, 21.02, -2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.2, 21.14, 353.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.874, 11.372, 13.266)`
Decimal	`8278627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5263, 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 #7E5263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #7E5263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5263; }
.text { color: #7e5263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 82 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5263, #7e5752); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E5263?: #7E5263 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 #7E5263?: The RGB value is 126, 82, 99: 126 red, 82 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5263?: The complementary color is #527E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5263?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.