What color is #7E5871?

#7E5871 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 #7E5871?

The RGB value is 126, 88, 113: 126 red, 88 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5871?

The complementary color is #587E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5871?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5871 color

#7E5871 rgb(126, 88, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7E5871 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 34.5% green and 44.3% blue (126, 88, 113).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#7E5871 color codes

HEX	`#7E5871`
RGB	`rgb(126, 88, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 34.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.17, 19.93, -7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.17, 21.46, 338.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.074, 12.608, 17.259)`
Decimal	`8280177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5871, 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 #7E5871	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5871 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #7E5871 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5871; }
.text { color: #7e5871; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5871; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 88 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5871, #7e585e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E5871?: #7E5871 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 #7E5871?: The RGB value is 126, 88, 113: 126 red, 88 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5871?: The complementary color is #587E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5871?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.