What color is #7E5C66?

#7E5C66 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 #7E5C66?

The RGB value is 126, 92, 102: 126 red, 92 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5C66?

The complementary color is #5C7E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5C66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5C66 color

#7E5C66 rgb(126, 92, 102)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7E5C66 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 36.1% green and 40% blue (126, 92, 102).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#7E5C66 color codes

HEX	`#7E5C66`
RGB	`rgb(126, 92, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 36.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.84, 15.56, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.84, 15.56, 359.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.83, 13.05, 14.306)`
Decimal	`8281190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5C66, 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 #7E5C66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5C66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #7E5C66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5c66; }
.text { color: #7e5c66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5c66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 92 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5c66, #7e635c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E5C66?: #7E5C66 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 #7E5C66?: The RGB value is 126, 92, 102: 126 red, 92 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5C66?: The complementary color is #5C7E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5C66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.