What color is #7E606A?

#7E606A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E606A?

The RGB value is 126, 96, 106: 126 red, 96 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E606A?

The complementary color is #607E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E606A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E606A color

#7E606A rgb(126, 96, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7E606A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 37.6% green and 41.6% blue (126, 96, 106).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#7E606A color codes

HEX	`#7E606A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 96, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 37.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.01, 13.87, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.01, 13.9, 356.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.389, 13.843, 15.494)`
Decimal	`8282218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E606A, 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 #7E606A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E606A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #7E606A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e606a; }
.text { color: #7e606a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e606a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 96 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e606a, #7e6560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E606A?: #7E606A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E606A?: The RGB value is 126, 96, 106: 126 red, 96 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E606A?: The complementary color is #607E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E606A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.