What color is #7C3F30?

#7C3F30 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C3F30?

The RGB value is 124, 63, 48: 124 red, 63 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C3F30?

The complementary color is #306D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C3F30?

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.

#7C3F30 color

#7C3F30 rgb(124, 63, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7C3F30 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 24.7% green and 18.8% blue (124, 63, 48).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 44% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 61% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ebi Brown (#773C30), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7C3F30 color codes

HEX	`#7C3F30`
RGB	`rgb(124, 63, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 24.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 44%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 61%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 61%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.1, 24.92, 21.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.1, 32.63, 40.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.624, 8.055, 3.791)`
Decimal	`8142640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C3F30, 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 #7C3F30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C3F30 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 #7C3F30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c3f30; }
.text { color: #7c3f30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c3f30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 63 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c3f30, #7c6530); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #7C3F30?: #7C3F30 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C3F30?: The RGB value is 124, 63, 48: 124 red, 63 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C3F30?: The complementary color is #306D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C3F30?: 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.