What color is #7A5654?

#7A5654 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 #7A5654?

The RGB value is 122, 86, 84: 122 red, 86 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5654?

The complementary color is #54787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5654?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5654 color

#7A5654 rgb(122, 86, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #7A5654 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 33.7% green and 32.9% blue (122, 86, 84).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 31% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#7A5654 color codes

HEX	`#7A5654`
RGB	`rgb(122, 86, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 33.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 31%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, 14.63, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 16.27, 25.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.954, 11.434, 9.91)`
Decimal	`8017492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5654, 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 #7A5654	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5654 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #7A5654 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5654; }
.text { color: #7a5654; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5654; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 86 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5654, #7a6954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A5654?: #7A5654 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 #7A5654?: The RGB value is 122, 86, 84: 122 red, 86 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5654?: The complementary color is #54787A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5654?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.