What color is #7D4650?

#7D4650 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D4650?

The RGB value is 125, 70, 80: 125 red, 70 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D4650?

The complementary color is #467D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D4650?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D4650 color

#7D4650 rgb(125, 70, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D4650 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 27.5% green and 31.4% blue (125, 70, 80).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 28% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 36% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#7D4650 color codes

HEX	`#7D4650`
RGB	`rgb(125, 70, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 27.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 28%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 36%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.59, 24.8, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.59, 25.18, 10)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.096, 9.32, 8.75)`
Decimal	`8210000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D4650, 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 #7D4650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D4650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #7D4650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d4650; }
.text { color: #7d4650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d4650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 70 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d4650, #7d5846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7D4650?: #7D4650 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D4650?: The RGB value is 125, 70, 80: 125 red, 70 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D4650?: The complementary color is #467D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D4650?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.