What color is #7A5955?

#7A5955 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A5955?

The RGB value is 122, 89, 85: 122 red, 89 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5955?

The complementary color is #55767A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5955 color

#7A5955 rgb(122, 89, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A5955 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 34.9% green and 33.3% blue (122, 89, 85).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 30% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#7A5955 color codes

HEX	`#7A5955`
RGB	`rgb(122, 89, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 34.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 30%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.12, 12.98, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.12, 15.06, 30.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.238, 11.939, 10.2)`
Decimal	`8018261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5955, 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 #7A5955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #7A5955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5955; }
.text { color: #7a5955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 89 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5955, #7a6b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A5955?: #7A5955 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A5955?: The RGB value is 122, 89, 85: 122 red, 89 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5955?: The complementary color is #55767A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.