What color is #7C002D?

#7C002D is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C002D?

The RGB value is 124, 0, 45: 124 red, 0 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C002D?

The complementary color is #007C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C002D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C002D color

#7C002D rgb(124, 0, 45)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C002D is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 0% green and 17.6% blue (124, 0, 45).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 64% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Bordeaux (#7B002C), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#7C002D color codes

HEX	`#7C002D`
RGB	`rgb(124, 0, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 0%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 64%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.19, 48.56, 11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.19, 49.88, 13.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.787, 4.476, 2.883)`
Decimal	`8126509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C002D, 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 #7C002D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C002D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #7C002D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c002d; }
.text { color: #7c002d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c002d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 0 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c002d, #7c1100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #7C002D?: #7C002D is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C002D?: The RGB value is 124, 0, 45: 124 red, 0 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C002D?: The complementary color is #007C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C002D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.