What color is #7D5F63?

#7D5F63 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 #7D5F63?

The RGB value is 125, 95, 99: 125 red, 95 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5F63?

The complementary color is #5F7D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5F63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5F63 color

#7D5F63 rgb(125, 95, 99)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D5F63 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 37.3% green and 38.8% blue (125, 95, 99).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#7D5F63 color codes

HEX	`#7D5F63`
RGB	`rgb(125, 95, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 37.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.43, 12.85, 2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.43, 13.08, 10.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.802, 13.446, 13.618)`
Decimal	`8216419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5F63, 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 #7D5F63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5F63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #7D5F63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5f63; }
.text { color: #7d5f63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5f63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 95 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5f63, #7d6a5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7D5F63?: #7D5F63 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 #7D5F63?: The RGB value is 125, 95, 99: 125 red, 95 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5F63?: The complementary color is #5F7D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5F63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.