What color is #7D525F?

#7D525F 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 #7D525F?

The RGB value is 125, 82, 95: 125 red, 82 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D525F?

The complementary color is #527D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D525F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D525F color

#7D525F rgb(125, 82, 95)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7D525F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 32.2% green and 37.3% blue (125, 82, 95).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#7D525F color codes

HEX	`#7D525F`
RGB	`rgb(125, 82, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 32.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 24%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.95, 19.97, -0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.95, 19.97, 359.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.541, 11.222, 12.277)`
Decimal	`8213087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D525F, 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 #7D525F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D525F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #7D525F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d525f; }
.text { color: #7d525f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d525f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 82 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d525f, #7d5a52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7D525F?: #7D525F 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 #7D525F?: The RGB value is 125, 82, 95: 125 red, 82 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D525F?: The complementary color is #527D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D525F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.