What color is #7E5F71?

#7E5F71 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E5F71?

The RGB value is 126, 95, 113: 126 red, 95 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5F71?

The complementary color is #5F7E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5F71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5F71 color

#7E5F71 rgb(126, 95, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7E5F71 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 37.3% green and 44.3% blue (126, 95, 113).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#7E5F71 color codes

HEX	`#7E5F71`
RGB	`rgb(126, 95, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 37.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.96, 15.74, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.96, 16.6, 341.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.677, 13.813, 17.46)`
Decimal	`8281969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5F71, 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 #7E5F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #7E5F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5f71; }
.text { color: #7e5f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 95 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5f71, #7e5f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E5F71?: #7E5F71 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E5F71?: The RGB value is 126, 95, 113: 126 red, 95 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5F71?: The complementary color is #5F7E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5F71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.