What color is #7E5565?

#7E5565 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E5565?

The RGB value is 126, 85, 101: 126 red, 85 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5565?

The complementary color is #557E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5565 color

#7E5565 rgb(126, 85, 101)

Shades of pink

The hex color #7E5565 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 33.3% green and 39.6% blue (126, 85, 101).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 20% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#7E5565 color codes

HEX	`#7E5565`
RGB	`rgb(126, 85, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 33.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 33%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 20%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.01, 19.57, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.01, 19.71, 353.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.202, 11.873, 13.853)`
Decimal	`8279397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5565, 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 #7E5565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #7E5565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5565; }
.text { color: #7e5565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 85 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5565, #7e5a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E5565?: #7E5565 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E5565?: The RGB value is 126, 85, 101: 126 red, 85 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5565?: The complementary color is #557E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.