What color is #7A4A50?

#7A4A50 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A4A50?

The RGB value is 122, 74, 80: 122 red, 74 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A4A50?

The complementary color is #4A7A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A4A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A4A50 color

#7A4A50 rgb(122, 74, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #7A4A50 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 29% green and 31.4% blue (122, 74, 80).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 34% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#7A4A50 color codes

HEX	`#7A4A50`
RGB	`rgb(122, 74, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 29%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 39%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 34%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.14, 21.23, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.14, 21.84, 13.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.923, 9.615, 8.816)`
Decimal	`8014416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A4A50, 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 #7A4A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A4A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #7A4A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a4a50; }
.text { color: #7a4a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a4a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 74 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a4a50, #7a5c4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7A4A50?: #7A4A50 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A4A50?: The RGB value is 122, 74, 80: 122 red, 74 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A4A50?: The complementary color is #4A7A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A4A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.