What color is #7F697B?

#7F697B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F697B?

The RGB value is 127, 105, 123: 127 red, 105 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F697B?

The complementary color is #697F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F697B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F697B color

#7F697B rgb(127, 105, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F697B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 41.2% green and 48.2% blue (127, 105, 123).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#7F697B color codes

HEX	`#7F697B`
RGB	`rgb(127, 105, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 41.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.03, 12.09, -6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.03, 13.83, 330.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.379, 16.046, 20.917)`
Decimal	`8350075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F697B, 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 #7F697B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F697B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #7F697B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f697b; }
.text { color: #7f697b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f697b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 105 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f697b, #7f6970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F697B?: #7F697B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F697B?: The RGB value is 127, 105, 123: 127 red, 105 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F697B?: The complementary color is #697F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F697B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.