What color is #7F5058?

#7F5058 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F5058?

The RGB value is 127, 80, 88: 127 red, 80 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5058?

The complementary color is #507F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5058?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5058 color

#7F5058 rgb(127, 80, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F5058 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 31.4% green and 34.5% blue (127, 80, 88).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 31% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#7F5058 color codes

HEX	`#7F5058`
RGB	`rgb(127, 80, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 31.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 31%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.5, 20.88, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.5, 21.18, 9.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.383, 10.955, 10.64)`
Decimal	`8343640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5058, 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 #7F5058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #7F5058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5058; }
.text { color: #7f5058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 80 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5058, #7f5f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F5058?: #7F5058 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F5058?: The RGB value is 127, 80, 88: 127 red, 80 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5058?: The complementary color is #507F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5058?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.