What color is #7F535A?

#7F535A 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 #7F535A?

The RGB value is 127, 83, 90: 127 red, 83 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F535A?

The complementary color is #537F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F535A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F535A color

#7F535A rgb(127, 83, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F535A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 32.5% green and 35.3% blue (127, 83, 90).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 29% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#7F535A color codes

HEX	`#7F535A`
RGB	`rgb(127, 83, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 32.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 29%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.31, 19.4, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.31, 19.71, 10.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.691, 11.438, 11.157)`
Decimal	`8344410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F535A, 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 #7F535A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F535A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #7F535A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f535a; }
.text { color: #7f535a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f535a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 83 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f535a, #7f6253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F535A?: #7F535A 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 #7F535A?: The RGB value is 127, 83, 90: 127 red, 83 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F535A?: The complementary color is #537F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F535A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.