What color is #7E5C52?

#7E5C52 is a grayish red known as Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wild West?

The RGB value is 126, 92, 82: 126 red, 92 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wild West?

The complementary color is #52747E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wild West color: hex code #7E5C52

#7E5C52 rgb(126, 92, 82)

Shades of brown

Wild West has the hex code #7E5C52. It is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 36.1% green and 32.2% blue (126, 92, 82).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 35% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

Wild West (#7E5C52) color codes

HEX	`#7E5C52`
RGB	`rgb(126, 92, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 36.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 35%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.31, 12.45, 11.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.31, 16.75, 42.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.955, 12.7, 9.697)`
Decimal	`8281170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wild West, 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 #7E5C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #7E5C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5c52; }
.text { color: #7e5c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 92 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5c52, #7e7252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

See #7E5C52 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7E5C52?: #7E5C52 is a grayish red known as Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wild West?: The RGB value is 126, 92, 82: 126 red, 92 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wild West?: The complementary color is #52747E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.