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#7E5D5D Color

#7E5D5D is rgb(126, 93, 93) in RGB, hsl(0, 15%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Taupe (#7E5E60), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E5D5D
HEX#7E5D5D
RGBrgb(126, 93, 93)
HSLhsl(0, 15%, 43%)
HSVhsv(0, 26%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.043 18.7)
LABlab(42.99% 13.91 5.55)
LCHlch(42.99% 14.98 21.77)

What #7E5D5D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7E5D5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#7E5D5D Channel Values

How #7E5D5D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 126 · G 93 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 15% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 26% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 26% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.82:1 vs white · 3.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E5D5D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7E5D5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E5D5D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #7E5D5D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E5D5D.

How #7E5D5D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7E5D5D
Protanopia#64645D
Protanomaly#6F615D
Deuteranopia#69695C
Deuteranomaly#72655C
Tritanopia#7E5D5D
Tritanomaly#7E5D5D
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #7E5D5D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7e5d5d: #7E5D5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E5D5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e5d5d': '#7E5D5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.365, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_7e5d5d">#7E5D5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E5D5D"

More Red Colors

#7E5D5D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7E5D5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E5D5D?

#7E5D5D is a mid-tone red — rgb(126, 93, 93) in RGB and hsl(0, 15%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Taupe (#7E5E60), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.41.

What is the RGB value of #7E5D5D?

#7E5D5D is rgb(126, 93, 93) — red 126, green 93, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E5D5D?

#7E5D5D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E5D5D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E5D5D scores 5.82:1 against white and 3.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E5D5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E5D5D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 15.04, which is visibly different.

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