What color is #7B0101?

#7B0101 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Maroon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B0101?

The RGB value is 123, 1, 1: 123 red, 1 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B0101?

The complementary color is #017B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B0101?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B0101 color

#7B0101 rgb(123, 1, 1)

Shades of red

The hex color #7B0101 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 0.4% green and 0.4% blue (123, 1, 1).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 98% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 99% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Maroon (#800000), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#7B0101 color codes

HEX	`#7B0101`
RGB	`rgb(123, 1, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 0.4%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 98%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 99%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 99%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.44, 46.51, 36.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.44, 58.93, 37.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.186, 4.236, 0.415)`
Decimal	`8061185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B0101, 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 #7B0101	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B0101 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #7B0101 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b0101; }
.text { color: #7b0101; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b0101; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 1 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b0101, #7b3e01); }

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Questions

What color is #7B0101?: #7B0101 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Maroon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B0101?: The RGB value is 123, 1, 1: 123 red, 1 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B0101?: The complementary color is #017B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B0101?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.