What color is #7A2320?

#7A2320 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bloodlust. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A2320?

The RGB value is 122, 35, 32: 122 red, 35 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A2320?

The complementary color is #20777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A2320?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A2320 color

#7A2320 rgb(122, 35, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #7A2320 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 13.7% green and 12.5% blue (122, 35, 32).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 58% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 74% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Bloodlust (#6B1C1A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#7A2320 color codes

HEX	`#7A2320`
RGB	`rgb(122, 35, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 13.7%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 58%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 74%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 74%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.97, 37.44, 23.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.97, 44.2, 32.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.889, 5.445, 1.949)`
Decimal	`8004384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A2320, 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 #7A2320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A2320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #7A2320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a2320; }
.text { color: #7a2320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a2320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 35 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a2320, #7a5020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #7A2320?: #7A2320 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bloodlust. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A2320?: The RGB value is 122, 35, 32: 122 red, 35 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A2320?: The complementary color is #20777A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A2320?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.