What color is #7B1B2B?

#7B1B2B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B1B2B?

The RGB value is 123, 27, 43: 123 red, 27 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B1B2B?

The complementary color is #1B7B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B1B2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B1B2B color

#7B1B2B rgb(123, 27, 43)

Shades of red

The hex color #7B1B2B is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 10.6% green and 16.9% blue (123, 27, 43).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 64% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 65% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Heart (#771122), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#7B1B2B color codes

HEX	`#7B1B2B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 27, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 10.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 64%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 78%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 65%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.22, 41.6, 15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.22, 44.36, 20.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.997, 5.171, 2.809)`
Decimal	`8067883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B1B2B, 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 #7B1B2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B1B2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #7B1B2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b1b2b; }
.text { color: #7b1b2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b1b2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 27 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b1b2b, #7b3b1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7B1B2B?: #7B1B2B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B1B2B?: The RGB value is 123, 27, 43: 123 red, 27 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B1B2B?: The complementary color is #1B7B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B1B2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.