What color is #7F6F86?

#7F6F86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6F86?

The RGB value is 127, 111, 134: 127 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6F86?

The complementary color is #76866F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6F86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6F86 color

#7F6F86 rgb(127, 111, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F6F86 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 43.5% green and 52.5% blue (127, 111, 134).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#7F6F86 color codes

HEX	`#7F6F86`
RGB	`rgb(127, 111, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 43.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 17%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, 10.79, -10.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 14.93, 316.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.739, 17.602, 24.96)`
Decimal	`8351622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6F86, 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 #7F6F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #7F6F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6f86; }
.text { color: #7f6f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 111 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6f86, #866f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F6F86?: #7F6F86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6F86?: The RGB value is 127, 111, 134: 127 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6F86?: The complementary color is #76866F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6F86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.