What color is #7F5357?

#7F5357 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F5357?

The RGB value is 127, 83, 87: 127 red, 83 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5357?

The complementary color is #537F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5357?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5357 color

#7F5357 rgb(127, 83, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F5357 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 32.5% green and 34.1% blue (127, 83, 87).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 31% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#7F5357 color codes

HEX	`#7F5357`
RGB	`rgb(127, 83, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 32.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 31%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.23, 18.95, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.23, 19.66, 15.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.566, 11.388, 10.498)`
Decimal	`8344407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5357, 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 #7F5357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #7F5357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5357; }
.text { color: #7f5357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 83 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5357, #7f6553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F5357?: #7F5357 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F5357?: The RGB value is 127, 83, 87: 127 red, 83 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5357?: The complementary color is #537F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5357?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.