What color is #7D5E65?

#7D5E65 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 #7D5E65?

The RGB value is 125, 94, 101: 125 red, 94 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5E65?

The complementary color is #5E7D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5E65 color

#7D5E65 rgb(125, 94, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D5E65 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 36.9% green and 39.6% blue (125, 94, 101).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#7D5E65 color codes

HEX	`#7D5E65`
RGB	`rgb(125, 94, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 36.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.22, 13.79, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.22, 13.82, 3.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.809, 13.306, 14.098)`
Decimal	`8216165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5E65, 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 #7D5E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #7D5E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5e65; }
.text { color: #7d5e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 94 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5e65, #7d675e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7D5E65?: #7D5E65 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 #7D5E65?: The RGB value is 125, 94, 101: 125 red, 94 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5E65?: The complementary color is #5E7D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.