What color is #7F526D?

#7F526D 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 #7F526D?

The RGB value is 127, 82, 109: 127 red, 82 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F526D?

The complementary color is #527F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F526D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F526D color

#7F526D rgb(127, 82, 109)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7F526D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 32.2% green and 42.7% blue (127, 82, 109).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 14% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#7F526D color codes

HEX	`#7F526D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 82, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 32.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 14%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, 23.14, -7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 24.4, 341.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.53, 11.652, 15.949)`
Decimal	`8344173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F526D, 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 #7F526D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F526D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #7F526D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f526d; }
.text { color: #7f526d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f526d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 82 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f526d, #7f5256); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F526D?: #7F526D 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 #7F526D?: The RGB value is 127, 82, 109: 127 red, 82 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F526D?: The complementary color is #527F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F526D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.