What color is #7F464D?

#7F464D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F464D?

The RGB value is 127, 70, 77: 127 red, 70 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F464D?

The complementary color is #467F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F464D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F464D color

#7F464D rgb(127, 70, 77)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F464D is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 27.5% green and 30.2% blue (127, 70, 77).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 39% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#7F464D color codes

HEX	`#7F464D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 70, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 27.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 39%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.8, 25.21, 6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.8, 26.06, 14.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.283, 9.429, 8.193)`
Decimal	`8341069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F464D, 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 #7F464D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7F464D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #7F464D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f464d; }
.text { color: #7f464d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f464d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 70 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f464d, #7f5c46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7F464D?: #7F464D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F464D?: The RGB value is 127, 70, 77: 127 red, 70 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F464D?: The complementary color is #467F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F464D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.