What color is #7C4743?

#7C4743 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C4743?

The RGB value is 124, 71, 67: 124 red, 71 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C4743?

The complementary color is #43787C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C4743?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C4743 color

#7C4743 rgb(124, 71, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C4743 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 27.8% green and 26.3% blue (124, 71, 67).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 30% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 46% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sly Fox (#804741), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#7C4743 color codes

HEX	`#7C4743`
RGB	`rgb(124, 71, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 27.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 30%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 46%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 46%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, 22.17, 12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 25.31, 28.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.579, 9.198, 6.475)`
Decimal	`8144707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C4743, 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 #7C4743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C4743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #7C4743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c4743; }
.text { color: #7c4743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c4743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 71 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c4743, #7c6443); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7C4743?: #7C4743 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C4743?: The RGB value is 124, 71, 67: 124 red, 71 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C4743?: The complementary color is #43787C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C4743?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.