What color is #7A1015?

#7A1015 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Blood Brother. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A1015?

The RGB value is 122, 16, 21: 122 red, 16 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A1015?

The complementary color is #107A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A1015?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A1015 color

#7A1015 rgb(122, 16, 21)

Shades of red

The hex color #7A1015 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 6.3% green and 8.2% blue (122, 16, 21).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 77% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 83% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Blood Brother (#770011), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#7A1015 color codes

HEX	`#7A1015`
RGB	`rgb(122, 16, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 6.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 77%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 87%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 83%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.45, 43.57, 27.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.45, 51.57, 32.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.348, 4.564, 1.151)`
Decimal	`7999509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A1015, 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 #7A1015	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A1015 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #7A1015 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a1015; }
.text { color: #7a1015; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a1015; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 16 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a1015, #7a4010); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #7A1015?: #7A1015 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Blood Brother. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A1015?: The RGB value is 122, 16, 21: 122 red, 16 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A1015?: The complementary color is #107A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A1015?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.