What color is #7D5251?

#7D5251 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 #7D5251?

The RGB value is 125, 82, 81: 125 red, 82 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5251?

The complementary color is #517C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5251?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5251 color

#7D5251 rgb(125, 82, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D5251 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 32.2% green and 31.8% blue (125, 82, 81).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 35% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#7D5251 color codes

HEX	`#7D5251`
RGB	`rgb(125, 82, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 32.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 35%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.56, 17.86, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.56, 19.56, 24.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.96, 10.99, 9.222)`
Decimal	`8213073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5251, 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 #7D5251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #7D5251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5251; }
.text { color: #7d5251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 82 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5251, #7d6851); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #7D5251?: #7D5251 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 #7D5251?: The RGB value is 125, 82, 81: 125 red, 82 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5251?: The complementary color is #517C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5251?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.