What color is #7A5E58?

#7A5E58 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A5E58?

The RGB value is 122, 94, 88: 122 red, 94 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5E58?

The complementary color is #58747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5E58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5E58 color

#7A5E58 rgb(122, 94, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A5E58 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 36.9% green and 34.5% blue (122, 94, 88).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 28% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#7A5E58 color codes

HEX	`#7A5E58`
RGB	`rgb(122, 94, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 36.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.53, 10.43, 7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.53, 13.04, 36.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.79, 12.848, 10.984)`
Decimal	`8019544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5E58, 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 #7A5E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #7A5E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5e58; }
.text { color: #7a5e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 94 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5e58, #7a6f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A5E58?: #7A5E58 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A5E58?: The RGB value is 122, 94, 88: 122 red, 94 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5E58?: The complementary color is #58747A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5E58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.