What color is #7D6565?

#7D6565 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 #7D6565?

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

What is the complementary color of #7D6565?

The complementary color is #657D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6565 color

#7D6565 rgb(125, 101, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D6565 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#7D6565 color codes

HEX	`#7D6565`
RGB	`rgb(125, 101, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 39.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.09, 9.61, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.09, 10.27, 20.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.46, 14.607, 14.315)`
Decimal	`8217957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6565, 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 #7D6565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #7D6565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6565; }
.text { color: #7d6565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 101 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6565, #7d7165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7D6565?: #7D6565 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 #7D6565?: The RGB value is 125, 101, 101: 125 red, 101 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6565?: The complementary color is #657D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.