What color is #7E5D79?

#7E5D79 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E5D79?

The RGB value is 126, 93, 121: 126 red, 93 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5D79?

The complementary color is #5D7E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5D79 color

#7E5D79 rgb(126, 93, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E5D79 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 36.5% green and 47.5% blue (126, 93, 121).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#7E5D79 color codes

HEX	`#7E5D79`
RGB	`rgb(126, 93, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 36.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.72, 18.49, -10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.72, 21.26, 330.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.969, 13.645, 19.878)`
Decimal	`8281465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5D79, 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 #7E5D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #7E5D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5d79; }
.text { color: #7e5d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 93 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5d79, #7e5d68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7E5D79?: #7E5D79 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E5D79?: The RGB value is 126, 93, 121: 126 red, 93 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5D79?: The complementary color is #5D7E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.