What color is #7C5E64?

#7C5E64 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 #7C5E64?

The RGB value is 124, 94, 100: 124 red, 94 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5E64?

The complementary color is #5E7C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5E64 color

#7C5E64 rgb(124, 94, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C5E64 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 36.9% green and 39.2% blue (124, 94, 100).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#7C5E64 color codes

HEX	`#7C5E64`
RGB	`rgb(124, 94, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 36.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.08, 13.22, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.08, 13.28, 5.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.615, 13.211, 13.834)`
Decimal	`8150628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5E64, 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 #7C5E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #7C5E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5e64; }
.text { color: #7c5e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 94 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5e64, #7c675e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C5E64?: #7C5E64 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 #7C5E64?: The RGB value is 124, 94, 100: 124 red, 94 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5E64?: The complementary color is #5E7C76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.