What color is #7E6F7B?

#7E6F7B is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6F7B?

The RGB value is 126, 111, 123: 126 red, 111 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6F7B?

The complementary color is #6F7E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6F7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6F7B color

#7E6F7B rgb(126, 111, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E6F7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 43.5% green and 48.2% blue (126, 111, 123).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 6% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#7E6F7B color codes

HEX	`#7E6F7B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 111, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 43.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 6%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 12%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.55, 8.15, -4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.55, 9.3, 331.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.863, 17.235, 21.121)`
Decimal	`8286075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6F7B, 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 #7E6F7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6F7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #7E6F7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6f7b; }
.text { color: #7e6f7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6f7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 111 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6f7b, #7e6f73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E6F7B?: #7E6F7B is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6F7B?: The RGB value is 126, 111, 123: 126 red, 111 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6F7B?: The complementary color is #6F7E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6F7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.