What color is #7F4B54?

#7F4B54 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F4B54?

The RGB value is 127, 75, 84: 127 red, 75 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F4B54?

The complementary color is #4B7F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F4B54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F4B54 color

#7F4B54 rgb(127, 75, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F4B54 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 29.4% green and 32.9% blue (127, 75, 84).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 26% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 34% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#7F4B54 color codes

HEX	`#7F4B54`
RGB	`rgb(127, 75, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 29.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 26%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 41%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 34%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.17, 23.24, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.17, 23.61, 10.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.869, 10.185, 9.674)`
Decimal	`8342356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F4B54, 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 #7F4B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F4B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #7F4B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f4b54; }
.text { color: #7f4b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f4b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 75 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f4b54, #7f5c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7F4B54?: #7F4B54 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F4B54?: The RGB value is 127, 75, 84: 127 red, 75 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F4B54?: The complementary color is #4B7F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F4B54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.