What color is #7D6569?

#7D6569 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 #7D6569?

The RGB value is 125, 101, 105: 125 red, 101 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6569?

The complementary color is #657D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6569?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6569 color

#7D6569 rgb(125, 101, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D6569 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 39.6% green and 41.2% blue (125, 101, 105).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#7D6569 color codes

HEX	`#7D6569`
RGB	`rgb(125, 101, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 39.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, 10.3, 1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 10.4, 7.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.661, 14.688, 15.372)`
Decimal	`8217961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6569, 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 #7D6569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #7D6569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6569; }
.text { color: #7d6569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 101 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6569, #7d6d65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D6569?: #7D6569 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 #7D6569?: The RGB value is 125, 101, 105: 125 red, 101 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6569?: The complementary color is #657D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6569?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.