#7C5057

A medium, muted red closely aligning with Dimgray.

About #7C5057

The hex code #7C5057 represents a beautifully specific shade of red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Dimgray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 124 red, 80 green, and 87 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 35% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C5057
RGB124, 80, 87
HSL350.5°, 21.6%, 40.0%
CMYK0%, 35%, 30%, 51%
HSV350.5°, 35.5%, 48.6%
LAB39.1, 19.5, 3.5
XYZ12.9, 10.7, 10.4
Decimal8147031

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.14:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.39:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.67:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C5057; }
.text-color { color: #7C5057; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C5057; }

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