What color is #7F5E5C?

#7F5E5C 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 #7F5E5C?

The RGB value is 127, 94, 92: 127 red, 94 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5E5C?

The complementary color is #5C7D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5E5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5E5C color

#7F5E5C rgb(127, 94, 92)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F5E5C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 36.9% green and 36.1% blue (127, 94, 92).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 28% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#7F5E5C color codes

HEX	`#7F5E5C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 94, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 36.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 28%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 28%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.2, 13.14, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.2, 14.62, 25.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.687, 13.291, 11.915)`
Decimal	`8347228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5E5C, 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 #7F5E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5E5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #7F5E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5e5c; }
.text { color: #7f5e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 94 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5e5c, #7f705c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #7F5E5C?: #7F5E5C 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 #7F5E5C?: The RGB value is 127, 94, 92: 127 red, 94 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5E5C?: The complementary color is #5C7D7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5E5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.