What color is #7D514E?

#7D514E 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 #7D514E?

The RGB value is 125, 81, 78: 125 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D514E?

The complementary color is #4E7A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D514E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D514E color

#7D514E rgb(125, 81, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D514E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 31.8% green and 30.6% blue (125, 81, 78).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 23% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 38% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#7D514E color codes

HEX	`#7D514E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 81, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 31.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 23%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 38%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 38%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.23, 18.04, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.23, 20.33, 27.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.776, 10.796, 8.617)`
Decimal	`8212814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D514E, 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 #7D514E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D514E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #7D514E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d514e; }
.text { color: #7d514e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d514e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 81 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d514e, #7d694e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #7D514E?: #7D514E 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 #7D514E?: The RGB value is 125, 81, 78: 125 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D514E?: The complementary color is #4E7A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D514E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.