What color is #7F5B61?

#7F5B61 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F5B61?

The RGB value is 127, 91, 97: 127 red, 91 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5B61?

The complementary color is #5B7F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5B61 color

#7F5B61 rgb(127, 91, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F5B61 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 35.7% green and 38% blue (127, 91, 97).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#7F5B61 color codes

HEX	`#7F5B61`
RGB	`rgb(127, 91, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 35.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 28%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.55, 15.73, 2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.55, 15.91, 8.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.651, 12.858, 13.017)`
Decimal	`8346465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5B61, 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 #7F5B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #7F5B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5b61; }
.text { color: #7f5b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 91 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5b61, #7f675b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F5B61?: #7F5B61 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F5B61?: The RGB value is 127, 91, 97: 127 red, 91 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5B61?: The complementary color is #5B7F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.