What color is #7E203F?

#7E203F is a dark, moderate rose known as Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Beet Red?

The RGB value is 126, 32, 63: 126 red, 32 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Beet Red?

The complementary color is #207E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E203F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Beet Red color: hex code #7E203F

#7E203F rgb(126, 32, 63)

Shades of red

Beet Red has the hex code #7E203F. It is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 12.5% green and 24.7% blue (126, 32, 63).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 59% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 50% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

Beet Red (#7E203F) color codes

HEX	`#7E203F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 32, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 12.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 59%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 75%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 50%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.98, 42.33, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.98, 42.57, 6.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.019, 5.829, 5.299)`
Decimal	`8265791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Beet Red, 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 #7E203F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E203F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7E203F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e203f; }
.text { color: #7e203f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e203f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 32 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e203f, #7e3020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #7E203F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7E203F?: #7E203F is a dark, moderate rose known as Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Beet Red?: The RGB value is 126, 32, 63: 126 red, 32 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Beet Red?: The complementary color is #207E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E203F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.