What color is #7F494D?

#7F494D 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 #7F494D?

The RGB value is 127, 73, 77: 127 red, 73 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F494D?

The complementary color is #497F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F494D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F494D color

#7F494D rgb(127, 73, 77)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F494D is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 28.6% green and 30.2% blue (127, 73, 77).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 27% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 39% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#7F494D color codes

HEX	`#7F494D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 73, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 28.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 27%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 43%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 39%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.51, 23.47, 7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.51, 24.67, 17.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.475, 9.814, 8.257)`
Decimal	`8341837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F494D, 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 #7F494D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7F494D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #7F494D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f494d; }
.text { color: #7f494d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f494d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 73 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f494d, #7f6049); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7F494D?: #7F494D 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 #7F494D?: The RGB value is 127, 73, 77: 127 red, 73 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F494D?: The complementary color is #497F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F494D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.