What color is #7C4647?

#7C4647 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C4647?

The RGB value is 124, 70, 71: 124 red, 70 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C4647?

The complementary color is #467C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C4647?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C4647 color

#7C4647 rgb(124, 70, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C4647 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 27.5% green and 27.8% blue (124, 70, 71).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 28% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 43% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#7C4647 color codes

HEX	`#7C4647`
RGB	`rgb(124, 70, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 27.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 28%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 43%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.22, 23.23, 9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.22, 25.1, 22.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.64, 9.121, 7.108)`
Decimal	`8144455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C4647, 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 #7C4647	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C4647 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #7C4647 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c4647; }
.text { color: #7c4647; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c4647; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 70 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c4647, #7c6046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7C4647?: #7C4647 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C4647?: The RGB value is 124, 70, 71: 124 red, 70 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C4647?: The complementary color is #467C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C4647?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.