What color is #7C3857?

#7C3857 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 #7C3857?

The RGB value is 124, 56, 87: 124 red, 56 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C3857?

The complementary color is #387C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C3857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C3857 color

#7C3857 rgb(124, 56, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C3857 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 22% green and 34.1% blue (124, 56, 87).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 38% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 30% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#7C3857 color codes

HEX	`#7C3857`
RGB	`rgb(124, 56, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 22%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 38%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 55%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 30%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.57, 33.26, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.57, 33.57, 352.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.447, 7.803, 9.918)`
Decimal	`8140887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C3857, 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 #7C3857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C3857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #7C3857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c3857; }
.text { color: #7c3857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c3857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 56 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c3857, #7c3b38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C3857?: #7C3857 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 #7C3857?: The RGB value is 124, 56, 87: 124 red, 56 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C3857?: The complementary color is #387C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C3857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.