What color is #7D5855?

#7D5855 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D5855?

The RGB value is 125, 88, 85: 125 red, 88 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5855?

The complementary color is #557A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5855?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5855 color

#7D5855 rgb(125, 88, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D5855 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 34.5% green and 33.3% blue (125, 88, 85).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 32% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#7D5855 color codes

HEX	`#7D5855`
RGB	`rgb(125, 88, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 34.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 32%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 32%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.21, 14.84, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.21, 16.78, 27.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.587, 11.996, 10.192)`
Decimal	`8214613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5855, 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 #7D5855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #7D5855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5855; }
.text { color: #7d5855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 88 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5855, #7d6c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7D5855?: #7D5855 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D5855?: The RGB value is 125, 88, 85: 125 red, 88 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5855?: The complementary color is #557A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5855?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.