What color is #7E6273?

#7E6273 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6273?

The RGB value is 126, 98, 115: 126 red, 98 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6273?

The complementary color is #627E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6273?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6273 color

#7E6273 rgb(126, 98, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7E6273 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 38.4% green and 45.1% blue (126, 98, 115).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#7E6273 color codes

HEX	`#7E6273`
RGB	`rgb(126, 98, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 38.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 9%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.81, 14.33, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.81, 15.25, 339.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.066, 14.409, 18.151)`
Decimal	`8282739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6273, 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 #7E6273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #7E6273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6273; }
.text { color: #7e6273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 98 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6273, #7e6265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E6273?: #7E6273 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6273?: The RGB value is 126, 98, 115: 126 red, 98 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6273?: The complementary color is #627E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6273?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.