What color is #7C0001?

#7C0001 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Maroon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C0001?

The RGB value is 124, 0, 1: 124 red, 0 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C0001?

The complementary color is #007C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C0001?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C0001 color

#7C0001 rgb(124, 0, 1)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C0001 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 0% green and 0.4% blue (124, 0, 1).

Its hue angle is 360°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 99% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Maroon (#800000), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#7C0001 color codes

HEX	`#7C0001`
RGB	`rgb(124, 0, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 0%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(360, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(360, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 99%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.6, 46.98, 36.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.6, 59.45, 37.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.319, 4.289, 0.419)`
Decimal	`8126465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C0001, 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 #7C0001	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C0001 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #7C0001 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c0001; }
.text { color: #7c0001; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c0001; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 0 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c0001, #7c3d00); }

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Questions

What color is #7C0001?: #7C0001 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Maroon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C0001?: The RGB value is 124, 0, 1: 124 red, 0 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C0001?: The complementary color is #007C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C0001?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.