What color is #7C3940?

#7C3940 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cuba Libre. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C3940?

The RGB value is 124, 57, 64: 124 red, 57 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C3940?

The complementary color is #397C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C3940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C3940 color

#7C3940 rgb(124, 57, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C3940 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 22.4% green and 25.1% blue (124, 57, 64).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 48% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Cuba Libre (#73383C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#7C3940 color codes

HEX	`#7C3940`
RGB	`rgb(124, 57, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 22.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 54%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 48%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.1, 29.81, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.1, 31.32, 17.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.701, 7.583, 5.75)`
Decimal	`8141120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C3940, 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 #7C3940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C3940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #7C3940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c3940; }
.text { color: #7c3940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c3940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 57 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c3940, #7c5339); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7C3940?: #7C3940 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cuba Libre. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C3940?: The RGB value is 124, 57, 64: 124 red, 57 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C3940?: The complementary color is #397C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C3940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.