What color is #7C2D37?

#7C2D37 is a dark, desaturated red known as Paprika. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Paprika?

The RGB value is 124, 45, 55: 124 red, 45 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Paprika?

The complementary color is #2D7C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C2D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Paprika color: hex code #7C2D37

#7C2D37 rgb(124, 45, 55)

Shades of red

Paprika has the hex code #7C2D37. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 17.6% green and 21.6% blue (124, 45, 55).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 47% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 56% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

Paprika (#7C2D37) color codes

HEX	`#7C2D37`
RGB	`rgb(124, 45, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 17.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 47%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 64%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 56%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.49, 35.17, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.49, 37.12, 18.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.941, 6.439, 4.333)`
Decimal	`8138039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Paprika, 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 #7C2D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C2D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #7C2D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c2d37; }
.text { color: #7c2d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c2d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 45 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c2d37, #7c4a2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7C2D37 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7C2D37?: #7C2D37 is a dark, desaturated red known as Paprika. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Paprika?: The RGB value is 124, 45, 55: 124 red, 45 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Paprika?: The complementary color is #2D7C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C2D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.