What color is #7C5B58?

#7C5B58 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C5B58?

The RGB value is 124, 91, 88: 124 red, 91 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5B58?

The complementary color is #58797C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5B58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5B58 color

#7C5B58 rgb(124, 91, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C5B58 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 35.7% green and 34.5% blue (124, 91, 88).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 29% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#7C5B58 color codes

HEX	`#7C5B58`
RGB	`rgb(124, 91, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 35.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 29%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.96, 13.07, 7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.96, 14.84, 28.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.815, 12.473, 10.91)`
Decimal	`8149848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5B58, 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 #7C5B58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5B58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #7C5B58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5b58; }
.text { color: #7c5b58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5b58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 91 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5b58, #7c6d58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7C5B58?: #7C5B58 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C5B58?: The RGB value is 124, 91, 88: 124 red, 91 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5B58?: The complementary color is #58797C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5B58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.