What color is #7F4967?

#7F4967 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F4967?

The RGB value is 127, 73, 103: 127 red, 73 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F4967?

The complementary color is #497F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F4967?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F4967 color

#7F4967 rgb(127, 73, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F4967 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 28.6% green and 40.4% blue (127, 73, 103).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 27% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 19% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#7F4967 color codes

HEX	`#7F4967`
RGB	`rgb(127, 73, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 28.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 27%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 43%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 19%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.3, 27.36, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.3, 28.38, 344.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.583, 10.257, 14.094)`
Decimal	`8341863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F4967, 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 #7F4967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F4967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #7F4967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f4967; }
.text { color: #7f4967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f4967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 73 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f4967, #7f494c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F4967?: #7F4967 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F4967?: The RGB value is 127, 73, 103: 127 red, 73 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F4967?: The complementary color is #497F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F4967?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.