What color is #7F5556?

#7F5556 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 #7F5556?

The RGB value is 127, 85, 86: 127 red, 85 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5556?

The complementary color is #557F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5556 color

#7F5556 rgb(127, 85, 86)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F5556 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 33.3% green and 33.7% blue (127, 85, 86).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 32% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#7F5556 color codes

HEX	`#7F5556`
RGB	`rgb(127, 85, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 33.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 32%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.71, 17.62, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.71, 18.79, 20.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.681, 11.682, 10.337)`
Decimal	`8344918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5556, 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 #7F5556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #7F5556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5556; }
.text { color: #7f5556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 85 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5556, #7f6955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F5556?: #7F5556 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 #7F5556?: The RGB value is 127, 85, 86: 127 red, 85 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5556?: The complementary color is #557F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.