What color is #7B404F?

#7B404F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B404F?

The RGB value is 123, 64, 79: 123 red, 64 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B404F?

The complementary color is #407B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B404F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B404F color

#7B404F rgb(123, 64, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #7B404F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 25.1% green and 31% blue (123, 64, 79).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 32% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 36% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#7B404F color codes

HEX	`#7B404F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 64, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 25.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 32%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 48%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 36%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.89, 27.33, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.89, 27.44, 5.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.414, 8.443, 8.424)`
Decimal	`8077391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B404F, 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 #7B404F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B404F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #7B404F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b404f; }
.text { color: #7b404f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b404f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 64 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b404f, #7b4f40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7B404F?: #7B404F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B404F?: The RGB value is 123, 64, 79: 123 red, 64 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B404F?: The complementary color is #407B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B404F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.