What color is #7D515E?

#7D515E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D515E?

The RGB value is 125, 81, 94: 125 red, 81 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D515E?

The complementary color is #517D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D515E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D515E color

#7D515E rgb(125, 81, 94)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7D515E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 31.8% green and 36.9% blue (125, 81, 94).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 25% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#7D515E color codes

HEX	`#7D515E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 81, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 31.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 25%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.67, 20.4, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.67, 20.4, 0.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.421, 11.054, 12.014)`
Decimal	`8212830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D515E, 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 #7D515E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D515E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #7D515E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d515e; }
.text { color: #7d515e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d515e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 81 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d515e, #7d5a51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7D515E?: #7D515E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D515E?: The RGB value is 125, 81, 94: 125 red, 81 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D515E?: The complementary color is #517D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D515E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.