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#7E554D closest to Root Beer

#7E554D is a medium, muted red; the closest named color is Root Beer. In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 33.3% green and 30.2% blue (rgb(126, 85, 77)). Its HSL value is 10° hue, 24% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 39% yellow and 51% black. #7E554D is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.38:1.

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Variations of #7E554D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#7E554D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#7E554D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #7E554D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #68624D
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5E5A4C
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #685A4C
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #68624D
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6F5E4D
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #874F53
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #825350
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5F5F5F
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #685D5B

#7E554D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.38:1 Good#7E554D text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.29:1 Poor#7E554D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#7E554D in CSS

/* Root Beer */
.color { color: #7E554D; }
.background { background-color: #7E554D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #7E554D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(126 85 77);
color: hsl(10 24% 40%);
color: oklch(0.492 0.057 31.4);

#7E554D FAQ

What color is #7E554D?

#7E554D is a medium, muted red. Its closest named color is Root Beer. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #7E554D?

#7E554D is rgb(126, 85, 77) in RGB, hsl(10, 24%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 33%, 39%, 51%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #7E554D?

The complementary color of #7E554D is #4D767E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #7E554D?

White text has the best contrast on #7E554D: 6.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #7E554D a warm or cool color?

#7E554D is a warm color.