What color is #7D6260?

#7D6260 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D6260?

The RGB value is 125, 98, 96: 125 red, 98 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6260?

The complementary color is #607B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6260?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6260 color

#7D6260 rgb(125, 98, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D6260 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 38.4% green and 37.6% blue (125, 98, 96).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 23% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#7D6260 color codes

HEX	`#7D6260`
RGB	`rgb(125, 98, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 38.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.15, 10.56, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.15, 11.82, 26.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.937, 13.94, 12.968)`
Decimal	`8217184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6260, 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 #7D6260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #7D6260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6260; }
.text { color: #7d6260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 98 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6260, #7d7160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7D6260?: #7D6260 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D6260?: The RGB value is 125, 98, 96: 125 red, 98 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6260?: The complementary color is #607B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6260?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.