What color is #7E5F6D?

#7E5F6D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E5F6D?

The RGB value is 126, 95, 109: 126 red, 95 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5F6D?

The complementary color is #5F7E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5F6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5F6D color

#7E5F6D rgb(126, 95, 109)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7E5F6D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 37.3% green and 42.7% blue (126, 95, 109).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#7E5F6D color codes

HEX	`#7E5F6D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 95, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 37.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.84, 15, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.84, 15.31, 348.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.457, 13.725, 16.3)`
Decimal	`8281965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5F6D, 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 #7E5F6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5F6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #7E5F6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5f6d; }
.text { color: #7e5f6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5f6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 95 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5f6d, #7e615f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E5F6D?: #7E5F6D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E5F6D?: The RGB value is 126, 95, 109: 126 red, 95 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5F6D?: The complementary color is #5F7E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5F6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.