What color is #7D5D5E?

#7D5D5E is a grayish red known as Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Reading Tea Leaves?

The RGB value is 125, 93, 94: 125 red, 93 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Reading Tea Leaves?

The complementary color is #5D7D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5D5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Reading Tea Leaves color: hex code #7D5D5E

#7D5D5E rgb(125, 93, 94)

Shades of red

Reading Tea Leaves has the hex code #7D5D5E. It is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 36.5% green and 36.9% blue (125, 93, 94).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 25% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E) color codes

HEX	`#7D5D5E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 93, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 36.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 25%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.76, 13.23, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.76, 13.98, 18.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.392, 12.998, 12.338)`
Decimal	`8215902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Reading Tea Leaves, 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 #7D5D5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5D5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #7D5D5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5d5e; }
.text { color: #7d5d5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5d5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 93 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5d5e, #7d6c5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

See #7D5D5E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7D5D5E?: #7D5D5E is a grayish red known as Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Reading Tea Leaves?: The RGB value is 125, 93, 94: 125 red, 93 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Reading Tea Leaves?: The complementary color is #5D7D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5D5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.