What color is #7A374E?

#7A374E 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 #7A374E?

The RGB value is 122, 55, 78: 122 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A374E?

The complementary color is #377A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A374E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A374E color

#7A374E rgb(122, 55, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #7A374E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 21.6% green and 30.6% blue (122, 55, 78).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 38% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 36% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#7A374E color codes

HEX	`#7A374E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 55, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 21.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 38%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 55%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 36%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.75, 31.82, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.75, 31.82, 0.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.768, 7.421, 8.072)`
Decimal	`8009550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A374E, 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 #7A374E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A374E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #7A374E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a374e; }
.text { color: #7a374e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a374e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 55 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a374e, #7a4237); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7A374E?: #7A374E 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 #7A374E?: The RGB value is 122, 55, 78: 122 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A374E?: The complementary color is #377A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A374E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.