What color is #7F5E62?

#7F5E62 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 #7F5E62?

The RGB value is 127, 94, 98: 127 red, 94 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5E62?

The complementary color is #5E7F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5E62 color

#7F5E62 rgb(127, 94, 98)

Shades of red

The hex color #7F5E62 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 36.9% green and 38.4% blue (127, 94, 98).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 23% 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 5.71:1).

#7F5E62 color codes

HEX	`#7F5E62`
RGB	`rgb(127, 94, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 36.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 23%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.36, 14.1, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.36, 14.41, 11.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.96, 13.4, 13.351)`
Decimal	`8347234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5E62, 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 #7F5E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #7F5E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5e62; }
.text { color: #7f5e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 94 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5e62, #7f6b5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F5E62?: #7F5E62 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 #7F5E62?: The RGB value is 127, 94, 98: 127 red, 94 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5E62?: The complementary color is #5E7F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.