What color is #7F466B?

#7F466B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F466B?

The RGB value is 127, 70, 107: 127 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F466B?

The complementary color is #467F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F466B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F466B color

#7F466B rgb(127, 70, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F466B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 27.5% green and 42% blue (127, 70, 107).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 16% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#7F466B color codes

HEX	`#7F466B`
RGB	`rgb(127, 70, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 27.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 16%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.76, 29.77, -10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.76, 31.69, 339.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.597, 9.955, 15.112)`
Decimal	`8341099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F466B, 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 #7F466B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7F466B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #7F466B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f466b; }
.text { color: #7f466b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f466b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 70 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f466b, #7f464e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7F466B?: #7F466B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F466B?: The RGB value is 127, 70, 107: 127 red, 70 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F466B?: The complementary color is #467F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F466B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.