What color is #7B1200?

#7B1200 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Obscure Ogre. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B1200?

The RGB value is 123, 18, 0: 123 red, 18 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B1200?

The complementary color is #00697B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B1200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B1200 color

#7B1200 rgb(123, 18, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B1200 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 7.1% green and 0% blue (123, 18, 0).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 100% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Obscure Ogre (#771908), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#7B1200 color codes

HEX	`#7B1200`
RGB	`rgb(123, 18, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 7.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 100%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 100%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.7, 42.86, 37.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.7, 57.14, 41.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.386, 4.645, 0.455)`
Decimal	`8065536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B1200, 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 #7B1200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B1200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #7B1200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b1200; }
.text { color: #7b1200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b1200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 18 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b1200, #7b4f00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #7B1200?: #7B1200 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Obscure Ogre. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B1200?: The RGB value is 123, 18, 0: 123 red, 18 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B1200?: The complementary color is #00697B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B1200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.