What color is #7C5C63?

#7C5C63 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 #7C5C63?

The RGB value is 124, 92, 99: 124 red, 92 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5C63?

The complementary color is #5C7C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5C63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5C63 color

#7C5C63 rgb(124, 92, 99)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C5C63 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 36.1% green and 38.8% blue (124, 92, 99).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#7C5C63 color codes

HEX	`#7C5C63`
RGB	`rgb(124, 92, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 36.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 20%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.52, 14.25, 1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.52, 14.29, 4.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.392, 12.841, 13.522)`
Decimal	`8150115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5C63, 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 #7C5C63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5C63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #7C5C63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5c63; }
.text { color: #7c5c63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5c63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 92 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5c63, #7c655c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C5C63?: #7C5C63 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 #7C5C63?: The RGB value is 124, 92, 99: 124 red, 92 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5C63?: The complementary color is #5C7C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5C63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.