What color is #7E5451?

#7E5451 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 #7E5451?

The RGB value is 126, 84, 81: 126 red, 84 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5451?

The complementary color is #517B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5451 color

#7E5451 rgb(126, 84, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #7E5451 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 32.9% green and 31.8% blue (126, 84, 81).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 36% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#7E5451 color codes

HEX	`#7E5451`
RGB	`rgb(126, 84, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 32.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 36%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.2, 17.09, 8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.2, 19.26, 27.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.26, 11.371, 9.279)`
Decimal	`8279121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5451, 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 #7E5451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #7E5451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5451; }
.text { color: #7e5451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 84 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5451, #7e6b51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #7E5451?: #7E5451 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 #7E5451?: The RGB value is 126, 84, 81: 126 red, 84 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5451?: The complementary color is #517B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.