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#7E6370 Color

#7E6370 is rgb(126, 99, 112) in RGB, hsl(331, 12%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Lavender (#796878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E6370
HEX#7E6370
RGBrgb(126, 99, 112)
HSLhsl(331, 12%, 44%)
HSVhsv(331, 21%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(53.1% 0.039 348)
LABlab(45.04% 12.92 -2.98)
LCHlch(45.04% 13.26 347.00)

What #7E6370 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7E6370, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Lavender#796878ΔE 5.08Deep Taupe#7E5E60ΔE 7.43Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 10.19Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 10.37Zircon Gray#807473ΔE 10.97Wenge#645452ΔE 12.08

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#7E6370 Channel Values

How #7E6370 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 126 · G 99 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 12% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 21% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 11% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.38:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E6370 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E6370 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E6370

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E6370; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E6370
Complementary
#637E71
Analogous
#7E637D
Analogous
#7E6363
Triadic
#707E63
Triadic
#63707E
Split comp.
#637E63
Split comp.
#637D7E

Tints & Shades of #7E6370

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#937684
#A38A96
#B5A1AB
#C7B8BF
#D9CED3
#E9E2E5

Shades

#6D5561
#5E4A54
#4D3D45
#3C2F35
#2B2226
#1D1619

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E6370.

How #7E6370 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7E6370
Protanopia#686870
Protanomaly#726670
Deuteranopia#6D6D6F
Deuteranomaly#746970
Tritanopia#7D6565
Tritanomaly#7D6469
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

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Using #7E6370 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7e6370: #7E6370;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E6370;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e6370': '#7E6370' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.388, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_7e6370">#7E6370</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E6370"

More Pink Colors

#7E6370 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#7E6370 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E6370?

#7E6370 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(126, 99, 112) in RGB and hsl(331, 12%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #7E6370?

#7E6370 is rgb(126, 99, 112) — red 126, green 99, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E6370?

#7E6370 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E6370 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E6370 scores 5.38:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E6370 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E6370 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 13.27, which is visibly different.

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