What color is #7E4C55?

#7E4C55 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E4C55?

The RGB value is 126, 76, 85: 126 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E4C55?

The complementary color is #4C7E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E4C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E4C55 color

#7E4C55 rgb(126, 76, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #7E4C55 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 29.8% green and 33.3% blue (126, 76, 85).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 33% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#7E4C55 color codes

HEX	`#7E4C55`
RGB	`rgb(126, 76, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 29.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 33%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.31, 22.4, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.31, 22.7, 9.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.829, 10.261, 9.898)`
Decimal	`8277077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E4C55, 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 #7E4C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E4C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #7E4C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e4c55; }
.text { color: #7e4c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e4c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 76 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e4c55, #7e5c4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E4C55?: #7E4C55 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E4C55?: The RGB value is 126, 76, 85: 126 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E4C55?: The complementary color is #4C7E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E4C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.