What color is #7B5A5E?

#7B5A5E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B5A5E?

The RGB value is 123, 90, 94: 123 red, 90 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5A5E?

The complementary color is #5A7B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5A5E color

#7B5A5E rgb(123, 90, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #7B5A5E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 35.3% green and 36.9% blue (123, 90, 94).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 24% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#7B5A5E color codes

HEX	`#7B5A5E`
RGB	`rgb(123, 90, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 35.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 27%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 24%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.74, 14.21, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.74, 14.52, 12.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.845, 12.332, 12.239)`
Decimal	`8084062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5A5E, 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 #7B5A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #7B5A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5a5e; }
.text { color: #7b5a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 90 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5a5e, #7b675a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7B5A5E?: #7B5A5E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B5A5E?: The RGB value is 123, 90, 94: 123 red, 90 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5A5E?: The complementary color is #5A7B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.