What color is #7B5559?

#7B5559 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 #7B5559?

The RGB value is 123, 85, 89: 123 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5559?

The complementary color is #557B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5559?

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.

#7B5559 color

#7B5559 rgb(123, 85, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #7B5559 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 33.3% green and 34.9% blue (123, 85, 89).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 28% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7B5559 color codes

HEX	`#7B5559`
RGB	`rgb(123, 85, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 33.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 28%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, 16.41, 4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 16.9, 13.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.22, 11.43, 10.959)`
Decimal	`8082777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5559, 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 #7B5559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5559 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 #7B5559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5559; }
.text { color: #7b5559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 85 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5559, #7b6455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B5559?: #7B5559 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 #7B5559?: The RGB value is 123, 85, 89: 123 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5559?: The complementary color is #557B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5559?: 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.