What color is #7A4B56?

#7A4B56 is a grayish red known as Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nocturne Red?

The RGB value is 122, 75, 86: 122 red, 75 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nocturne Red?

The complementary color is #4B7A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A4B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nocturne Red color: hex code #7A4B56

#7A4B56 rgb(122, 75, 86)

Shades of red

Nocturne Red has the hex code #7A4B56. It is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 29.4% green and 33.7% blue (122, 75, 86).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 30% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

Nocturne Red (#7A4B56) color codes

HEX	`#7A4B56`
RGB	`rgb(122, 75, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 29.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 39%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 30%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.56, 21.52, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.56, 21.6, 5.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.222, 9.842, 10.058)`
Decimal	`8014678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nocturne 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 #7A4B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A4B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #7A4B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a4b56; }
.text { color: #7a4b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a4b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 75 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a4b56, #7a584b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

See #7A4B56 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7A4B56?: #7A4B56 is a grayish red known as Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nocturne Red?: The RGB value is 122, 75, 86: 122 red, 75 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nocturne Red?: The complementary color is #4B7A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A4B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.