What color is #7D565D?

#7D565D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D565D?

The RGB value is 125, 86, 93: 125 red, 86 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D565D?

The complementary color is #567D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D565D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D565D color

#7D565D rgb(125, 86, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D565D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 33.7% green and 36.5% blue (125, 86, 93).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 26% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#7D565D color codes

HEX	`#7D565D`
RGB	`rgb(125, 86, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 33.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 26%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.91, 17.26, 2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.91, 17.44, 8.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.761, 11.807, 11.908)`
Decimal	`8214109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D565D, 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 #7D565D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D565D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #7D565D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d565d; }
.text { color: #7d565d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d565d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 86 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d565d, #7d6356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7D565D?: #7D565D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D565D?: The RGB value is 125, 86, 93: 125 red, 86 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D565D?: The complementary color is #567D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D565D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.