What color is #7F455A?

#7F455A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F455A?

The RGB value is 127, 69, 90: 127 red, 69 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F455A?

The complementary color is #457F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F455A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F455A color

#7F455A rgb(127, 69, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F455A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 27.1% green and 35.3% blue (127, 69, 90).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 30% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 29% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#7F455A color codes

HEX	`#7F455A`
RGB	`rgb(127, 69, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 27.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 30%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 46%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 29%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.94, 27.59, -1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.94, 27.63, 357.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.726, 9.507, 10.836)`
Decimal	`8340826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F455A, 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 #7F455A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7F455A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7F455A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f455a; }
.text { color: #7f455a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f455a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 69 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f455a, #7f4d45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F455A?: #7F455A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F455A?: The RGB value is 127, 69, 90: 127 red, 69 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F455A?: The complementary color is #457F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F455A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.