What color is #7C3C4E?

#7C3C4E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C3C4E?

The RGB value is 124, 60, 78: 124 red, 60 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C3C4E?

The complementary color is #3C7C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C3C4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C3C4E color

#7C3C4E rgb(124, 60, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C3C4E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 23.5% green and 30.6% blue (124, 60, 78).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 35% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 37% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#7C3C4E color codes

HEX	`#7C3C4E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 60, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 23.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 35%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 52%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 37%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.12, 29.83, 2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.12, 29.9, 3.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.304, 8.068, 8.168)`
Decimal	`8141902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C3C4E, 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 #7C3C4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C3C4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #7C3C4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c3c4e; }
.text { color: #7c3c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c3c4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 60 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c3c4e, #7c4a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7C3C4E?: #7C3C4E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C3C4E?: The RGB value is 124, 60, 78: 124 red, 60 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C3C4E?: The complementary color is #3C7C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C3C4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.