What color is #7F5069?

#7F5069 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 #7F5069?

The RGB value is 127, 80, 105: 127 red, 80 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5069?

The complementary color is #507F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5069?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5069 color

#7F5069 rgb(127, 80, 105)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7F5069 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 31.4% green and 41.2% blue (127, 80, 105).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 17% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#7F5069 color codes

HEX	`#7F5069`
RGB	`rgb(127, 80, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 31.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 17%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.03, 23.61, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.03, 24.41, 345.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.171, 11.27, 14.791)`
Decimal	`8343657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5069, 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 #7F5069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #7F5069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5069; }
.text { color: #7f5069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 80 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5069, #7f5052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F5069?: #7F5069 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 #7F5069?: The RGB value is 127, 80, 105: 127 red, 80 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5069?: The complementary color is #507F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5069?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.