What color is #7D3C52?

#7D3C52 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D3C52?

The RGB value is 125, 60, 82: 125 red, 60 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D3C52?

The complementary color is #3C7D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D3C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D3C52 color

#7D3C52 rgb(125, 60, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D3C52 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 23.5% green and 32.2% blue (125, 60, 82).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 35% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 34% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Satin Chocolate (#773344), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#7D3C52 color codes

HEX	`#7D3C52`
RGB	`rgb(125, 60, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 23.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 35%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 52%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 34%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.4, 30.75, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.4, 30.75, 359.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.597, 8.202, 8.953)`
Decimal	`8207442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D3C52, 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 #7D3C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D3C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7D3C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d3c52; }
.text { color: #7d3c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d3c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 60 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d3c52, #7d463c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7D3C52?: #7D3C52 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D3C52?: The RGB value is 125, 60, 82: 125 red, 60 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D3C52?: The complementary color is #3C7D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D3C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.