What color is #7E667A?

#7E667A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E667A?

The RGB value is 126, 102, 122: 126 red, 102 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E667A?

The complementary color is #667E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E667A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E667A color

#7E667A rgb(126, 102, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E667A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 40% green and 47.8% blue (126, 102, 122).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#7E667A color codes

HEX	`#7E667A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 102, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 40%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.1, 13.3, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.1, 15.28, 330.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.868, 15.344, 20.482)`
Decimal	`8283770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E667A, 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 #7E667A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E667A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #7E667A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e667a; }
.text { color: #7e667a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e667a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 102 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e667a, #7e666e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E667A?: #7E667A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E667A?: The RGB value is 126, 102, 122: 126 red, 102 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E667A?: The complementary color is #667E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E667A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.