What color is #7F5D70?

#7F5D70 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F5D70?

The RGB value is 127, 93, 112: 127 red, 93 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5D70?

The complementary color is #5D7F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5D70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5D70 color

#7F5D70 rgb(127, 93, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7F5D70 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 36.5% green and 43.9% blue (127, 93, 112).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 12% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#7F5D70 color codes

HEX	`#7F5D70`
RGB	`rgb(127, 93, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 36.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.52, 17.14, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.52, 17.94, 342.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.591, 13.511, 17.113)`
Decimal	`8346992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5D70, 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 #7F5D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #7F5D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5d70; }
.text { color: #7f5d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 93 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5d70, #7f5d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F5D70?: #7F5D70 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F5D70?: The RGB value is 127, 93, 112: 127 red, 93 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5D70?: The complementary color is #5D7F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5D70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.