What color is #7A4E52?

#7A4E52 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A4E52?

The RGB value is 122, 78, 82: 122 red, 78 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A4E52?

The complementary color is #4E7A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A4E52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A4E52 color

#7A4E52 rgb(122, 78, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #7A4E52 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 30.6% green and 32.2% blue (122, 78, 82).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 33% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#7A4E52 color codes

HEX	`#7A4E52`
RGB	`rgb(122, 78, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 30.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 36%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 33%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.19, 19.14, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.19, 19.87, 15.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.274, 10.196, 9.303)`
Decimal	`8015442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A4E52, 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 #7A4E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A4E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #7A4E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a4e52; }
.text { color: #7a4e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a4e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 78 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a4e52, #7a604e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7A4E52?: #7A4E52 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A4E52?: The RGB value is 122, 78, 82: 122 red, 78 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A4E52?: The complementary color is #4E7A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A4E52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.