What color is #7E4F51?

#7E4F51 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E4F51?

The RGB value is 126, 79, 81: 126 red, 79 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E4F51?

The complementary color is #4F7E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E4F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E4F51 color

#7E4F51 rgb(126, 79, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #7E4F51 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 31% green and 31.8% blue (126, 79, 81).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 23% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 36% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#7E4F51 color codes

HEX	`#7E4F51`
RGB	`rgb(126, 79, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 31%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 23%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 36%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.94, 20.06, 7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.94, 21.28, 19.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.886, 10.623, 9.155)`
Decimal	`8277841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E4F51, 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 #7E4F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E4F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #7E4F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e4f51; }
.text { color: #7e4f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e4f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 79 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e4f51, #7e654f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7E4F51?: #7E4F51 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E4F51?: The RGB value is 126, 79, 81: 126 red, 79 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E4F51?: The complementary color is #4F7E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E4F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.