What color is #7D495C?

#7D495C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D495C?

The RGB value is 125, 73, 92: 125 red, 73 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D495C?

The complementary color is #497D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D495C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D495C color

#7D495C rgb(125, 73, 92)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D495C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 28.6% green and 36.1% blue (125, 73, 92).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 26% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 26% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#7D495C color codes

HEX	`#7D495C`
RGB	`rgb(125, 73, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 28.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 26%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 42%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 26%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.66, 24.81, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.66, 24.86, 356.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.772, 9.899, 11.361)`
Decimal	`8210780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D495C, 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 #7D495C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D495C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #7D495C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d495c; }
.text { color: #7d495c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d495c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 73 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d495c, #7d5049); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7D495C?: #7D495C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D495C?: The RGB value is 125, 73, 92: 125 red, 73 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D495C?: The complementary color is #497D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D495C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.