What color is #7C0025?

#7C0025 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Forces. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C0025?

The RGB value is 124, 0, 37: 124 red, 0 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C0025?

The complementary color is #007C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C0025?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C0025 color

#7C0025 rgb(124, 0, 37)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C0025 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 0% green and 14.5% blue (124, 0, 37).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 70% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Evil Forces (#770022), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#7C0025 color codes

HEX	`#7C0025`
RGB	`rgb(124, 0, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 0%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 70%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.01, 48.09, 16.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.01, 50.9, 19.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.647, 4.42, 2.148)`
Decimal	`8126501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C0025, 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 #7C0025	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C0025 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #7C0025 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c0025; }
.text { color: #7c0025; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c0025; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 0 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c0025, #7c1900); }

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Questions

What color is #7C0025?: #7C0025 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Forces. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C0025?: The RGB value is 124, 0, 37: 124 red, 0 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C0025?: The complementary color is #007C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C0025?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.