What color is #7C5F59?

#7C5F59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C5F59?

The RGB value is 124, 95, 89: 124 red, 95 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5F59?

The complementary color is #59767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5F59?

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.

#7C5F59 color

#7C5F59 rgb(124, 95, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C5F59 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 37.3% green and 34.9% blue (124, 95, 89).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 28% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7C5F59 color codes

HEX	`#7C5F59`
RGB	`rgb(124, 95, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 37.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.05, 10.83, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.05, 13.45, 36.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.208, 13.191, 11.247)`
Decimal	`8150873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5F59, 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 #7C5F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5F59 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 #7C5F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5f59; }
.text { color: #7c5f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 95 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5f59, #7c7159); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7C5F59?: #7C5F59 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C5F59?: The RGB value is 124, 95, 89: 124 red, 95 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5F59?: The complementary color is #59767C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5F59?: 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.