What color is #7C5E5F?

#7C5E5F 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 #7C5E5F?

The RGB value is 124, 94, 95: 124 red, 94 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5E5F?

The complementary color is #5E7C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5E5F color

#7C5E5F rgb(124, 94, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C5E5F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 36.9% green and 37.3% blue (124, 94, 95).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 23% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#7C5E5F color codes

HEX	`#7C5E5F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 94, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 36.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 23%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.94, 12.38, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.94, 13.06, 18.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.381, 13.117, 12.599)`
Decimal	`8150623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5E5F, 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 #7C5E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #7C5E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5e5f; }
.text { color: #7c5e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 94 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5e5f, #7c6c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7C5E5F?: #7C5E5F 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 #7C5E5F?: The RGB value is 124, 94, 95: 124 red, 94 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5E5F?: The complementary color is #5E7C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.