What color is #7A0A41?

#7A0A41 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merlot. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A0A41?

The RGB value is 122, 10, 65: 122 red, 10 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A0A41?

The complementary color is #0A7A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A0A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A0A41 color

#7A0A41 rgb(122, 10, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #7A0A41 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 3.9% green and 25.5% blue (122, 10, 65).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 85% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 47% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Merlot (#730039), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#7A0A41 color codes

HEX	`#7A0A41`
RGB	`rgb(122, 10, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 3.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 85%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 92%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 47%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.97, 47.73, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.97, 47.75, 358.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.089, 4.738, 5.436)`
Decimal	`7998017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A0A41, 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 #7A0A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A0A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #7A0A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a0a41; }
.text { color: #7a0a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a0a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 10 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a0a41, #7a0b0a); }

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Questions

What color is #7A0A41?: #7A0A41 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merlot. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A0A41?: The RGB value is 122, 10, 65: 122 red, 10 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A0A41?: The complementary color is #0A7A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A0A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.