What color is #7D5752?

#7D5752 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D5752?

The RGB value is 125, 87, 82: 125 red, 87 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5752?

The complementary color is #52787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5752?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5752 color

#7D5752 rgb(125, 87, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D5752 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 34.1% green and 32.2% blue (125, 87, 82).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 34% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#7D5752 color codes

HEX	`#7D5752`
RGB	`rgb(125, 87, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 34.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 34%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.87, 15.01, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.87, 17.6, 31.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.389, 11.786, 9.551)`
Decimal	`8214354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5752, 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 #7D5752	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5752 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #7D5752 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5752; }
.text { color: #7d5752; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5752; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 87 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5752, #7d6d52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7D5752?: #7D5752 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D5752?: The RGB value is 125, 87, 82: 125 red, 87 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5752?: The complementary color is #52787D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5752?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.