What color is #7C3755?

#7C3755 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C3755?

The RGB value is 124, 55, 85: 124 red, 55 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C3755?

The complementary color is #377C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C3755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C3755 color

#7C3755 rgb(124, 55, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C3755 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 21.6% green and 33.3% blue (124, 55, 85).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 39% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 31% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#7C3755 color codes

HEX	`#7C3755`
RGB	`rgb(124, 55, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 21.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 39%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 56%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 31%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.3, 33.51, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.3, 33.71, 353.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.319, 7.674, 9.478)`
Decimal	`8140629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C3755, 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 #7C3755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C3755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7C3755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c3755; }
.text { color: #7c3755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c3755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 55 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c3755, #7c3c37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C3755?: #7C3755 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C3755?: The RGB value is 124, 55, 85: 124 red, 55 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C3755?: The complementary color is #377C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C3755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.