What color is #7D4D4F?

#7D4D4F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D4D4F?

The RGB value is 125, 77, 79: 125 red, 77 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D4D4F?

The complementary color is #4D7D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D4D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D4D4F color

#7D4D4F rgb(125, 77, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D4D4F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 30.2% green and 31% blue (125, 77, 79).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 37% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#7D4D4F color codes

HEX	`#7D4D4F`
RGB	`rgb(125, 77, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 30.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 24%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 38%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 37%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.26, 20.56, 7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.26, 21.84, 19.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.523, 10.233, 8.711)`
Decimal	`8211791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D4D4F, 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 #7D4D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D4D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #7D4D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d4d4f; }
.text { color: #7d4d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d4d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 77 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d4d4f, #7d634d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7D4D4F?: #7D4D4F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D4D4F?: The RGB value is 125, 77, 79: 125 red, 77 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D4D4F?: The complementary color is #4D7D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D4D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.