What color is #7D3F51?

#7D3F51 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D3F51?

The RGB value is 125, 63, 81: 125 red, 63 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D3F51?

The complementary color is #3F7D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D3F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D3F51 color

#7D3F51 rgb(125, 63, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D3F51 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 24.7% green and 31.8% blue (125, 63, 81).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 33% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 35% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#7D3F51 color codes

HEX	`#7D3F51`
RGB	`rgb(125, 63, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 24.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 33%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 50%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 35%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.02, 28.94, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.02, 28.98, 2.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.721, 8.51, 8.808)`
Decimal	`8208209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D3F51, 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 #7D3F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D3F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #7D3F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d3f51; }
.text { color: #7d3f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d3f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 63 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d3f51, #7d4c3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7D3F51?: #7D3F51 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D3F51?: The RGB value is 125, 63, 81: 125 red, 63 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D3F51?: The complementary color is #3F7D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D3F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.