What color is #7E738E?

#7E738E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E738E?

The RGB value is 126, 115, 142: 126 red, 115 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E738E?

The complementary color is #838E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E738E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E738E color

#7E738E rgb(126, 115, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E738E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 45.1% green and 55.7% blue (126, 115, 142).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#7E738E color codes

HEX	`#7E738E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 115, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 45.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.28, 9.81, -13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.28, 16.4, 306.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.616, 18.65, 28.152)`
Decimal	`8287118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E738E, 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 #7E738E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E738E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	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 #7E738E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e738e; }
.text { color: #7e738e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e738e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 115 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e738e, #8b738e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E738E?: #7E738E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E738E?: The RGB value is 126, 115, 142: 126 red, 115 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E738E?: The complementary color is #838E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E738E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.