What color is #7F4C61?

#7F4C61 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F4C61?

The RGB value is 127, 76, 97: 127 red, 76 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F4C61?

The complementary color is #4C7F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F4C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F4C61 color

#7F4C61 rgb(127, 76, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F4C61 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 29.8% green and 38% blue (127, 76, 97).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#7F4C61 color codes

HEX	`#7F4C61`
RGB	`rgb(127, 76, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 29.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 40%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.8, 24.62, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.8, 24.81, 352.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.495, 10.545, 12.632)`
Decimal	`8342625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F4C61, 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 #7F4C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F4C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #7F4C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f4c61; }
.text { color: #7f4c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f4c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 76 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f4c61, #7f514c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F4C61?: #7F4C61 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F4C61?: The RGB value is 127, 76, 97: 127 red, 76 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F4C61?: The complementary color is #4C7F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F4C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.