What color is #7E5973?

#7E5973 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E5973?

The RGB value is 126, 89, 115: 126 red, 89 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5973?

The complementary color is #597E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5973?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5973 color

#7E5973 rgb(126, 89, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7E5973 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 34.9% green and 45.1% blue (126, 89, 115).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#7E5973 color codes

HEX	`#7E5973`
RGB	`rgb(126, 89, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 34.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 9%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.49, 19.71, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.49, 21.54, 336.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.271, 12.819, 17.886)`
Decimal	`8280435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5973, 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 #7E5973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #7E5973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5973; }
.text { color: #7e5973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 89 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5973, #7e5961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E5973?: #7E5973 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E5973?: The RGB value is 126, 89, 115: 126 red, 89 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5973?: The complementary color is #597E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5973?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.