What color is #7A3E34?

#7A3E34 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A3E34?

The RGB value is 122, 62, 52: 122 red, 62 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A3E34?

The complementary color is #34707A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A3E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A3E34 color

#7A3E34 rgb(122, 62, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7A3E34 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 24.3% green and 20.4% blue (122, 62, 52).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 40% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 57% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Thorns (#763C33), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#7A3E34 color codes

HEX	`#7A3E34`
RGB	`rgb(122, 62, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 24.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 40%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 57%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 57%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.63, 24.99, 17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.63, 30.75, 35.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.369, 7.832, 4.214)`
Decimal	`8011316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A3E34, 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 #7A3E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A3E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #7A3E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a3e34; }
.text { color: #7a3e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a3e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 62 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a3e34, #7a6134); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #7A3E34?: #7A3E34 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A3E34?: The RGB value is 122, 62, 52: 122 red, 62 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A3E34?: The complementary color is #34707A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A3E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.