What color is #7E5851?

#7E5851 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E5851?

The RGB value is 126, 88, 81: 126 red, 88 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5851?

The complementary color is #51777E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5851?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5851 color

#7E5851 rgb(126, 88, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E5851 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 34.5% green and 31.8% blue (126, 88, 81).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 36% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#7E5851 color codes

HEX	`#7E5851`
RGB	`rgb(126, 88, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 34.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 36%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.23, 14.7, 10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.23, 17.96, 35.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.58, 12.01, 9.386)`
Decimal	`8280145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5851, 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 #7E5851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #7E5851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5851; }
.text { color: #7e5851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 88 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5851, #7e6e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #7E5851?: #7E5851 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E5851?: The RGB value is 126, 88, 81: 126 red, 88 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5851?: The complementary color is #51777E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5851?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.