What color is #7F5068?

#7F5068 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F5068?

The RGB value is 127, 80, 104: 127 red, 80 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5068?

The complementary color is #507F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5068?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5068 color

#7F5068 rgb(127, 80, 104)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7F5068 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 31.4% green and 40.8% blue (127, 80, 104).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 18% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#7F5068 color codes

HEX	`#7F5068`
RGB	`rgb(127, 80, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 31.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 18%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40, 23.44, -5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40, 24.11, 346.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.12, 11.25, 14.522)`
Decimal	`8343656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5068, 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 #7F5068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5068 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #7F5068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5068; }
.text { color: #7f5068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 80 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5068, #7f5051); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F5068?: #7F5068 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F5068?: The RGB value is 127, 80, 104: 127 red, 80 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5068?: The complementary color is #507F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5068?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.