What color is #7E5551?

#7E5551 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E5551?

The RGB value is 126, 85, 81: 126 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5551?

The complementary color is #517A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5551 color

#7E5551 rgb(126, 85, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E5551 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 33.3% green and 31.8% blue (126, 85, 81).

Its hue angle is 5°, 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 Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#7E5551 color codes

HEX	`#7E5551`
RGB	`rgb(126, 85, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 33.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 36%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.46, 16.49, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.46, 18.9, 29.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.338, 11.528, 9.305)`
Decimal	`8279377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5551, 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 #7E5551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #7E5551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5551; }
.text { color: #7e5551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 85 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5551, #7e6b51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #7E5551?: #7E5551 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E5551?: The RGB value is 126, 85, 81: 126 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5551?: The complementary color is #517A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.