What color is #7B575F?

#7B575F 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 #7B575F?

The RGB value is 123, 87, 95: 123 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B575F?

The complementary color is #577B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B575F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B575F color

#7B575F rgb(123, 87, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #7B575F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 34.1% green and 37.3% blue (123, 87, 95).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 23% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#7B575F color codes

HEX	`#7B575F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 87, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 34.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.98, 16.17, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.98, 16.23, 4.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.642, 11.854, 12.394)`
Decimal	`8083295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B575F, 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 #7B575F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B575F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #7B575F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b575f; }
.text { color: #7b575f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b575f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 87 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b575f, #7b6157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B575F?: #7B575F 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 #7B575F?: The RGB value is 123, 87, 95: 123 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B575F?: The complementary color is #577B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B575F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.