What color is #7B565E?

#7B565E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B565E?

The RGB value is 123, 86, 94: 123 red, 86 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B565E?

The complementary color is #567B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B565E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B565E color

#7B565E rgb(123, 86, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #7B565E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 33.7% green and 36.9% blue (123, 86, 94).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 24% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#7B565E color codes

HEX	`#7B565E`
RGB	`rgb(123, 86, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 33.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 24%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.7, 16.61, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.7, 16.68, 5.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.517, 11.675, 12.129)`
Decimal	`8083038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B565E, 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 #7B565E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B565E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #7B565E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b565e; }
.text { color: #7b565e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b565e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 86 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b565e, #7b6156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B565E?: #7B565E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B565E?: The RGB value is 123, 86, 94: 123 red, 86 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B565E?: The complementary color is #567B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B565E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.