What color is #7C554B?

#7C554B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C554B?

The RGB value is 124, 85, 75: 124 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C554B?

The complementary color is #4B727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C554B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C554B color

#7C554B rgb(124, 85, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C554B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 33.3% green and 29.4% blue (124, 85, 75).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 40% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#7C554B color codes

HEX	`#7C554B`
RGB	`rgb(124, 85, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 33.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 40%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.07, 14.83, 12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.07, 19.3, 39.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.831, 11.291, 8.159)`
Decimal	`8148299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C554B, 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 #7C554B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C554B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #7C554B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c554b; }
.text { color: #7c554b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c554b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 85 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c554b, #7c6e4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7C554B?: #7C554B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C554B?: The RGB value is 124, 85, 75: 124 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C554B?: The complementary color is #4B727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C554B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.