What color is #7B2920?

#7B2920 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B2920?

The RGB value is 123, 41, 32: 123 red, 41 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B2920?

The complementary color is #20727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B2920?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B2920 color

#7B2920 rgb(123, 41, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7B2920 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 16.1% green and 12.5% blue (123, 41, 32).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 59% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 74% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Prune (#701C11), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#7B2920 color codes

HEX	`#7B2920`
RGB	`rgb(123, 41, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 16.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 59%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 74%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 74%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.16, 35.09, 24.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.16, 43.04, 35.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.223, 5.902, 2.02)`
Decimal	`8071456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B2920, 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 #7B2920	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B2920 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #7B2920 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b2920; }
.text { color: #7b2920; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b2920; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 41 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b2920, #7b5720); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B2920?: #7B2920 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B2920?: The RGB value is 123, 41, 32: 123 red, 41 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B2920?: The complementary color is #20727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B2920?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.