What color is #7E414B?

#7E414B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E414B?

The RGB value is 126, 65, 75: 126 red, 65 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E414B?

The complementary color is #417E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E414B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E414B color

#7E414B rgb(126, 65, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #7E414B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 25.5% green and 29.4% blue (126, 65, 75).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 32% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 40% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#7E414B color codes

HEX	`#7E414B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 65, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 25.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 32%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 48%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 40%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.45, 27.42, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.45, 28.05, 12.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.765, 8.725, 7.72)`
Decimal	`8274251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E414B, 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 #7E414B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E414B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7E414B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e414b; }
.text { color: #7e414b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e414b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 65 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e414b, #7e5641); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7E414B?: #7E414B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E414B?: The RGB value is 126, 65, 75: 126 red, 65 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E414B?: The complementary color is #417E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E414B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.