What color is #7F6472?

#7F6472 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6472?

The RGB value is 127, 100, 114: 127 red, 100 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6472?

The complementary color is #647F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6472?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6472 color

#7F6472 rgb(127, 100, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7F6472 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 39.2% green and 44.7% blue (127, 100, 114).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 10% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#7F6472 color codes

HEX	`#7F6472`
RGB	`rgb(127, 100, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 39.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 10%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.42, 13.33, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.42, 13.84, 344.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.347, 14.842, 17.92)`
Decimal	`8348786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6472, 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 #7F6472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #7F6472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6472; }
.text { color: #7f6472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 100 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6472, #7f6464); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F6472?: #7F6472 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6472?: The RGB value is 127, 100, 114: 127 red, 100 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6472?: The complementary color is #647F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6472?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.