What color is #7C575E?

#7C575E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C575E?

The RGB value is 124, 87, 94: 124 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C575E?

The complementary color is #577C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C575E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C575E color

#7C575E rgb(124, 87, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C575E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 34.1% green and 36.9% blue (124, 87, 94).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#7C575E color codes

HEX	`#7C575E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 87, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 34.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 24%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.07, 16.41, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.07, 16.55, 7.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.741, 11.91, 12.163)`
Decimal	`8148830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C575E, 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 #7C575E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C575E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #7C575E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c575e; }
.text { color: #7c575e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c575e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 87 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c575e, #7c6357); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C575E?: #7C575E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C575E?: The RGB value is 124, 87, 94: 124 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C575E?: The complementary color is #577C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C575E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.