What color is #7B3D43?

#7B3D43 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cuba Libre. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B3D43?

The RGB value is 123, 61, 67: 123 red, 61 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B3D43?

The complementary color is #3D7B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B3D43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B3D43 color

#7B3D43 rgb(123, 61, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #7B3D43 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 23.9% green and 26.3% blue (123, 61, 67).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 34% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 46% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cuba Libre (#73383C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#7B3D43 color codes

HEX	`#7B3D43`
RGB	`rgb(123, 61, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 23.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 34%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 50%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 46%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.89, 27.52, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.89, 28.88, 17.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.851, 7.955, 6.273)`
Decimal	`8076611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B3D43, 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 #7B3D43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B3D43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #7B3D43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b3d43; }
.text { color: #7b3d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b3d43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 61 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b3d43, #7b563d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B3D43?: #7B3D43 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cuba Libre. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B3D43?: The RGB value is 123, 61, 67: 123 red, 61 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B3D43?: The complementary color is #3D7B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B3D43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.