What color is #7B3538?

#7B3538 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wild Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B3538?

The RGB value is 123, 53, 56: 123 red, 53 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B3538?

The complementary color is #357B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B3538?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B3538 color

#7B3538 rgb(123, 53, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #7B3538 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 20.8% green and 22% blue (123, 53, 56).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 40% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 54% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Wild Berry (#7E3A3C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#7B3538 color codes

HEX	`#7B3538`
RGB	`rgb(123, 53, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 20.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 40%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 57%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 54%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.91, 30.77, 13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.91, 33.45, 23.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.156, 7.044, 4.565)`
Decimal	`8074552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B3538, 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 #7B3538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B3538 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #7B3538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b3538; }
.text { color: #7b3538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b3538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 53 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b3538, #7b5535); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7B3538?: #7B3538 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wild Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B3538?: The RGB value is 123, 53, 56: 123 red, 53 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B3538?: The complementary color is #357B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B3538?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.