What color is #7E585D?

#7E585D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E585D?

The RGB value is 126, 88, 93: 126 red, 88 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E585D?

The complementary color is #587E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E585D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E585D color

#7E585D rgb(126, 88, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #7E585D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 34.5% green and 36.5% blue (126, 88, 93).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 26% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#7E585D color codes

HEX	`#7E585D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 88, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 34.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 26%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.54, 16.47, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.54, 16.82, 11.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.07, 12.206, 11.969)`
Decimal	`8280157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E585D, 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 #7E585D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E585D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #7E585D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e585d; }
.text { color: #7e585d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e585d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 88 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e585d, #7e6658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E585D?: #7E585D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E585D?: The RGB value is 126, 88, 93: 126 red, 88 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E585D?: The complementary color is #587E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E585D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.