What color is #7F5F72?

#7F5F72 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F5F72?

The RGB value is 127, 95, 114: 127 red, 95 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5F72?

The complementary color is #5F7F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5F72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5F72 color

#7F5F72 rgb(127, 95, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7F5F72 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 37.3% green and 44.7% blue (127, 95, 114).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#7F5F72 color codes

HEX	`#7F5F72`
RGB	`rgb(127, 95, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 37.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 25%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.11, 16.32, -5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.11, 17.27, 340.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.882, 13.912, 17.765)`
Decimal	`8347506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5F72, 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 #7F5F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #7F5F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5f72; }
.text { color: #7f5f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 95 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5f72, #7f5f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F5F72?: #7F5F72 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F5F72?: The RGB value is 127, 95, 114: 127 red, 95 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5F72?: The complementary color is #5F7F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5F72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.