What color is #7C4249?

#7C4249 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C4249?

The RGB value is 124, 66, 73: 124 red, 66 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C4249?

The complementary color is #427C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C4249?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C4249 color

#7C4249 rgb(124, 66, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C4249 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 25.9% green and 28.6% blue (124, 66, 73).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 41% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#7C4249 color codes

HEX	`#7C4249`
RGB	`rgb(124, 66, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 25.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 31%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 47%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 41%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.33, 25.8, 6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.33, 26.72, 15.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.464, 8.664, 7.371)`
Decimal	`8143433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C4249, 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 #7C4249	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C4249 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #7C4249 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c4249; }
.text { color: #7c4249; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c4249; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 66 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c4249, #7c5842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7C4249?: #7C4249 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C4249?: The RGB value is 124, 66, 73: 124 red, 66 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C4249?: The complementary color is #427C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C4249?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.