What color is #7A324F?

#7A324F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A324F?

The RGB value is 122, 50, 79: 122 red, 50 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A324F?

The complementary color is #327A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A324F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A324F color

#7A324F rgb(122, 50, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #7A324F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 19.6% green and 31% blue (122, 50, 79).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 42% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 35% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#7A324F color codes

HEX	`#7A324F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 50, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 19.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 42%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 59%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 35%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.77, 34.6, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.77, 34.66, 356.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.578, 6.984, 8.187)`
Decimal	`8008271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A324F, 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 #7A324F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A324F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #7A324F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a324f; }
.text { color: #7a324f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a324f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 50 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a324f, #7a3932); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7A324F?: #7A324F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A324F?: The RGB value is 122, 50, 79: 122 red, 50 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A324F?: The complementary color is #327A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A324F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.