What color is #7C4F5E?

#7C4F5E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C4F5E?

The RGB value is 124, 79, 94: 124 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C4F5E?

The complementary color is #4F7C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C4F5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C4F5E color

#7C4F5E rgb(124, 79, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C4F5E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 31% green and 36.9% blue (124, 79, 94).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#7C4F5E color codes

HEX	`#7C4F5E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 79, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 31%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 24%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.05, 21.19, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.05, 21.21, 357.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.129, 10.686, 11.959)`
Decimal	`8146782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C4F5E, 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 #7C4F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C4F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #7C4F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c4f5e; }
.text { color: #7c4f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c4f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 79 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c4f5e, #7c574f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C4F5E?: #7C4F5E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C4F5E?: The RGB value is 124, 79, 94: 124 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C4F5E?: The complementary color is #4F7C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C4F5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.