What color is #7D5253?

#7D5253 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 #7D5253?

The RGB value is 125, 82, 83: 125 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5253?

The complementary color is #527D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5253 color

#7D5253 rgb(125, 82, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D5253 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 32.2% green and 32.5% blue (125, 82, 83).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 34% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#7D5253 color codes

HEX	`#7D5253`
RGB	`rgb(125, 82, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 32.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 34%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.61, 18.14, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.61, 19.37, 20.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.036, 11.02, 9.622)`
Decimal	`8213075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5253, 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 #7D5253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #7D5253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5253; }
.text { color: #7d5253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 82 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5253, #7d6652); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7D5253?: #7D5253 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 #7D5253?: The RGB value is 125, 82, 83: 125 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5253?: The complementary color is #527D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.