What color is #7E5D60?

#7E5D60 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 #7E5D60?

The RGB value is 126, 93, 96: 126 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5D60?

The complementary color is #5D7E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5D60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5D60 color

#7E5D60 rgb(126, 93, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #7E5D60 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 36.5% green and 37.6% blue (126, 93, 96).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#7E5D60 color codes

HEX	`#7E5D60`
RGB	`rgb(126, 93, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 36.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 24%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.93, 13.96, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.93, 14.41, 14.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.63, 13.11, 12.824)`
Decimal	`8281440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5D60, 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 #7E5D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #7E5D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5d60; }
.text { color: #7e5d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 93 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5d60, #7e6b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7E5D60?: #7E5D60 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 #7E5D60?: The RGB value is 126, 93, 96: 126 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5D60?: The complementary color is #5D7E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5D60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.