What color is #7C585A?

#7C585A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C585A?

The RGB value is 124, 88, 90: 124 red, 88 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C585A?

The complementary color is #587C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C585A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C585A color

#7C585A rgb(124, 88, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C585A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 34.5% green and 35.3% blue (124, 88, 90).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 27% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#7C585A color codes

HEX	`#7C585A`
RGB	`rgb(124, 88, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 34.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 27%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.22, 15.18, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.22, 15.91, 17.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.648, 12.003, 11.269)`
Decimal	`8149082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C585A, 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 #7C585A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C585A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #7C585A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c585a; }
.text { color: #7c585a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c585a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 88 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c585a, #7c6858); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C585A?: #7C585A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C585A?: The RGB value is 124, 88, 90: 124 red, 88 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C585A?: The complementary color is #587C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C585A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.