What color is #7D5C5E?

#7D5C5E 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 #7D5C5E?

The RGB value is 125, 92, 94: 125 red, 92 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5C5E?

The complementary color is #5C7D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5C5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5C5E color

#7D5C5E rgb(125, 92, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D5C5E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 36.1% green and 36.9% blue (125, 92, 94).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 25% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#7D5C5E color codes

HEX	`#7D5C5E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 92, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 36.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 25%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.5, 13.83, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.5, 14.44, 16.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.305, 12.823, 12.309)`
Decimal	`8215646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5C5E, 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 #7D5C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #7D5C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5c5e; }
.text { color: #7d5c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 92 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5c5e, #7d6b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7D5C5E?: #7D5C5E 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 #7D5C5E?: The RGB value is 125, 92, 94: 125 red, 92 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5C5E?: The complementary color is #5C7D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5C5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.