What color is #7C595C?

#7C595C 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 #7C595C?

The RGB value is 124, 89, 92: 124 red, 89 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C595C?

The complementary color is #597C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C595C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C595C color

#7C595C rgb(124, 89, 92)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C595C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 34.9% green and 36.1% blue (124, 89, 92).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 26% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#7C595C color codes

HEX	`#7C595C`
RGB	`rgb(124, 89, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 34.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 26%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.54, 14.89, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.54, 15.42, 14.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.817, 12.203, 11.751)`
Decimal	`8149340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C595C, 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 #7C595C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C595C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #7C595C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c595c; }
.text { color: #7c595c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c595c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 89 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c595c, #7c6759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C595C?: #7C595C 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 #7C595C?: The RGB value is 124, 89, 92: 124 red, 89 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C595C?: The complementary color is #597C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C595C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.