What color is #7E556C?

#7E556C 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 #7E556C?

The RGB value is 126, 85, 108: 126 red, 85 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E556C?

The complementary color is #557E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E556C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E556C color

#7E556C rgb(126, 85, 108)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7E556C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 33.3% green and 42.4% blue (126, 85, 108).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 14% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#7E556C color codes

HEX	`#7E556C`
RGB	`rgb(126, 85, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 33.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 33%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 14%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.24, 20.8, -6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.24, 21.72, 343.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.559, 12.016, 15.737)`
Decimal	`8279404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E556C, 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 #7E556C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E556C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #7E556C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e556c; }
.text { color: #7e556c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e556c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 85 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e556c, #7e5557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E556C?: #7E556C 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 #7E556C?: The RGB value is 126, 85, 108: 126 red, 85 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E556C?: The complementary color is #557E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E556C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.