What color is #7E596A?

#7E596A 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 #7E596A?

The RGB value is 126, 89, 106: 126 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E596A?

The complementary color is #597E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E596A?

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.

#7E596A color

#7E596A rgb(126, 89, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7E596A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 34.9% green and 41.6% blue (126, 89, 106).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7E596A color codes

HEX	`#7E596A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 89, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 34.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, 18.05, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 18.42, 348.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.778, 12.622, 15.291)`
Decimal	`8280426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E596A, 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 #7E596A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E596A 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 #7E596A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e596a; }
.text { color: #7e596a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e596a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 89 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e596a, #7e5b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E596A?: #7E596A 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 #7E596A?: The RGB value is 126, 89, 106: 126 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E596A?: The complementary color is #597E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E596A?: 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.