What color is #7F4061?

#7F4061 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F4061?

The RGB value is 127, 64, 97: 127 red, 64 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F4061?

The complementary color is #407F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F4061?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F4061 color

#7F4061 rgb(127, 64, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F4061 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 25.1% green and 38% blue (127, 64, 97).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 33% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#7F4061 color codes

HEX	`#7F4061`
RGB	`rgb(127, 64, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 25.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 33%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 50%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.07, 31.49, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.07, 32.28, 347.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.744, 9.043, 12.381)`
Decimal	`8339553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F4061, 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 #7F4061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7F4061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7F4061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f4061; }
.text { color: #7f4061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f4061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 64 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f4061, #7f4042); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F4061?: #7F4061 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F4061?: The RGB value is 127, 64, 97: 127 red, 64 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F4061?: The complementary color is #407F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F4061?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.