What color is #7A5F5B?

#7A5F5B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A5F5B?

The RGB value is 122, 95, 91: 122 red, 95 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5F5B?

The complementary color is #5B767A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5F5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5F5B color

#7A5F5B rgb(122, 95, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A5F5B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 37.3% green and 35.7% blue (122, 95, 91).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 25% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#7A5F5B color codes

HEX	`#7A5F5B`
RGB	`rgb(122, 95, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 37.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 25%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.88, 10.31, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.88, 12.18, 32.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.007, 13.078, 11.682)`
Decimal	`8019803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5F5B, 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 #7A5F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #7A5F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5f5b; }
.text { color: #7a5f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 95 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5f5b, #7a6f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A5F5B?: #7A5F5B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A5F5B?: The RGB value is 122, 95, 91: 122 red, 95 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5F5B?: The complementary color is #5B767A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5F5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.