What color is #7E576F?

#7E576F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E576F?

The RGB value is 126, 87, 111: 126 red, 87 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E576F?

The complementary color is #577E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E576F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E576F color

#7E576F rgb(126, 87, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7E576F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 34.1% green and 43.5% blue (126, 87, 111).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 12% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#7E576F color codes

HEX	`#7E576F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 87, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 34.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 12%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.85, 20.15, -7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.85, 21.4, 340.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.882, 12.4, 16.645)`
Decimal	`8279919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E576F, 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 #7E576F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E576F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #7E576F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e576f; }
.text { color: #7e576f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e576f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 87 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e576f, #7e575b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E576F?: #7E576F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E576F?: The RGB value is 126, 87, 111: 126 red, 87 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E576F?: The complementary color is #577E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E576F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.