What color is #7E6179?

#7E6179 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6179?

The RGB value is 126, 97, 121: 126 red, 97 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6179?

The complementary color is #617E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6179?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6179 color

#7E6179 rgb(126, 97, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E6179 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 38% green and 47.5% blue (126, 97, 121).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 4% 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 5.42:1).

#7E6179 color codes

HEX	`#7E6179`
RGB	`rgb(126, 97, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 38%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.75, 16.09, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.75, 18.41, 330.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.33, 14.366, 19.998)`
Decimal	`8282489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6179, 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 #7E6179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #7E6179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6179; }
.text { color: #7e6179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 97 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6179, #7e616a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7E6179?: #7E6179 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6179?: The RGB value is 126, 97, 121: 126 red, 97 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6179?: The complementary color is #617E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6179?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.