What color is #7C0C1B?

#7C0C1B is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood Brother. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C0C1B?

The RGB value is 124, 12, 27: 124 red, 12 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C0C1B?

The complementary color is #0C7C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C0C1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C0C1B color

#7C0C1B rgb(124, 12, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C0C1B is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 4.7% green and 10.6% blue (124, 12, 27).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 82% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 78% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Blood Brother (#770011), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#7C0C1B color codes

HEX	`#7C0C1B`
RGB	`rgb(124, 12, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 4.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 82%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 90%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 78%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.65, 45.32, 24.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.65, 51.34, 28.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.643, 4.629, 1.475)`
Decimal	`8129563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C0C1B, 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 #7C0C1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C0C1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #7C0C1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c0c1b; }
.text { color: #7c0c1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c0c1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 12 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c0c1b, #7c350c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7C0C1B?: #7C0C1B is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood Brother. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C0C1B?: The RGB value is 124, 12, 27: 124 red, 12 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C0C1B?: The complementary color is #0C7C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C0C1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.