What color is #7F5D56?

#7F5D56 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F5D56?

The RGB value is 127, 93, 86: 127 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5D56?

The complementary color is #56787F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5D56 color

#7F5D56 rgb(127, 93, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7F5D56 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 36.5% green and 33.7% blue (127, 93, 86).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 32% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#7F5D56 color codes

HEX	`#7F5D56`
RGB	`rgb(127, 93, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 36.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 32%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 32%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.78, 12.84, 9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.78, 15.96, 36.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.347, 13.013, 10.558)`
Decimal	`8346966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5D56, 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 #7F5D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #7F5D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5d56; }
.text { color: #7f5d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 93 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5d56, #7f7256); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7F5D56?: #7F5D56 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F5D56?: The RGB value is 127, 93, 86: 127 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5D56?: The complementary color is #56787F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.