What color is #7B002C?

#7B002C is a dark, vivid rose known as Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bordeaux?

The RGB value is 123, 0, 44: 123 red, 0 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bordeaux?

The complementary color is #007B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B002C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bordeaux color: hex code #7B002C

#7B002C rgb(123, 0, 44)

Shades of red

Bordeaux has the hex code #7B002C. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 0% green and 17.3% blue (123, 0, 44).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 64% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

Bordeaux (#7B002C) color codes

HEX	`#7B002C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 0, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 0%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 100%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 64%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.93, 48.24, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.93, 49.64, 13.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.624, 4.394, 2.776)`
Decimal	`8060972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bordeaux, 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 #7B002C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B002C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #7B002C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b002c; }
.text { color: #7b002c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b002c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 0 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b002c, #7b1200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

See #7B002C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7B002C?: #7B002C is a dark, vivid rose known as Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bordeaux?: The RGB value is 123, 0, 44: 123 red, 0 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bordeaux?: The complementary color is #007B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B002C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.