What color is #7E5E63?

#7E5E63 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 #7E5E63?

The RGB value is 126, 94, 99: 126 red, 94 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5E63?

The complementary color is #5E7E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5E63 color

#7E5E63 rgb(126, 94, 99)

Shades of red

The hex color #7E5E63 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 36.9% green and 38.8% blue (126, 94, 99).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 21% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#7E5E63 color codes

HEX	`#7E5E63`
RGB	`rgb(126, 94, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 36.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.27, 13.86, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.27, 14.04, 9.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.859, 13.343, 13.595)`
Decimal	`8281699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5E63, 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 #7E5E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #7E5E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5e63; }
.text { color: #7e5e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 94 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5e63, #7e695e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7E5E63?: #7E5E63 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 #7E5E63?: The RGB value is 126, 94, 99: 126 red, 94 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5E63?: The complementary color is #5E7E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.