What color is #7A0E0E?

#7A0E0E is a dark, moderate red known as Secret Scarlet. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Secret Scarlet?

The RGB value is 122, 14, 14: 122 red, 14 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Secret Scarlet?

The complementary color is #0E7A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A0E0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Secret Scarlet color: hex code #7A0E0E

#7A0E0E rgb(122, 14, 14)

Shades of red

Secret Scarlet has the hex code #7A0E0E. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 5.5% green and 5.5% blue (122, 14, 14).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 79% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 89% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

Secret Scarlet (#7A0E0E) color codes

HEX	`#7A0E0E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 14, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 5.5%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 79%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 89%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 89%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.21, 43.86, 31.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.21, 53.92, 35.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.263, 4.485, 0.846)`
Decimal	`7998990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Secret Scarlet, 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 #7A0E0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A0E0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #7A0E0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a0e0e; }
.text { color: #7a0e0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a0e0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 14 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a0e0e, #7a440e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7A0E0E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7A0E0E?: #7A0E0E is a dark, moderate red known as Secret Scarlet. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Secret Scarlet?: The RGB value is 122, 14, 14: 122 red, 14 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Secret Scarlet?: The complementary color is #0E7A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A0E0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.