What color is #7F545B?

#7F545B 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 #7F545B?

The RGB value is 127, 84, 91: 127 red, 84 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F545B?

The complementary color is #547F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F545B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F545B color

#7F545B rgb(127, 84, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F545B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 32.9% green and 35.7% blue (127, 84, 91).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 28% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#7F545B color codes

HEX	`#7F545B`
RGB	`rgb(127, 84, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 32.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 34%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.59, 18.96, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.59, 19.24, 9.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.811, 11.609, 11.409)`
Decimal	`8344667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F545B, 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 #7F545B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F545B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #7F545B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f545b; }
.text { color: #7f545b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f545b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 84 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f545b, #7f6254); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F545B?: #7F545B 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 #7F545B?: The RGB value is 127, 84, 91: 127 red, 84 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F545B?: The complementary color is #547F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F545B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.