What color is #7D4138?

#7D4138 is a dark, desaturated red known as Red Robin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Robin?

The RGB value is 125, 65, 56: 125 red, 65 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Robin?

The complementary color is #38747D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D4138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Robin color: hex code #7D4138

#7D4138 rgb(125, 65, 56)

Shades of brown

Red Robin has the hex code #7D4138. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 25.5% green and 22% blue (125, 65, 56).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 38% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 55% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

Red Robin (#7D4138) color codes

HEX	`#7D4138`
RGB	`rgb(125, 65, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 25.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 38%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 55%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 55%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.86, 24.91, 17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.86, 30.22, 34.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.062, 8.427, 4.785)`
Decimal	`8208696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Robin, 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 #7D4138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D4138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #7D4138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d4138; }
.text { color: #7d4138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d4138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 65 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d4138, #7d6438); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

See #7D4138 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7D4138?: #7D4138 is a dark, desaturated red known as Red Robin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Robin?: The RGB value is 125, 65, 56: 125 red, 65 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Robin?: The complementary color is #38747D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D4138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.