What color is #7D5C65?

#7D5C65 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D5C65?

The RGB value is 125, 92, 101: 125 red, 92 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5C65?

The complementary color is #5C7D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5C65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5C65 color

#7D5C65 rgb(125, 92, 101)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7D5C65 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 36.1% green and 39.6% blue (125, 92, 101).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#7D5C65 color codes

HEX	`#7D5C65`
RGB	`rgb(125, 92, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 36.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.69, 14.99, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.69, 14.99, 0.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.634, 12.955, 14.039)`
Decimal	`8215653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5C65, 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 #7D5C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #7D5C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5c65; }
.text { color: #7d5c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 92 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5c65, #7d635c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7D5C65?: #7D5C65 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D5C65?: The RGB value is 125, 92, 101: 125 red, 92 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5C65?: The complementary color is #5C7D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5C65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.