What color is #7C4849?

#7C4849 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 #7C4849?

The RGB value is 124, 72, 73: 124 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C4849?

The complementary color is #487C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C4849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C4849 color

#7C4849 rgb(124, 72, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C4849 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 28.2% green and 28.6% blue (124, 72, 73).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 41% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#7C4849 color codes

HEX	`#7C4849`
RGB	`rgb(124, 72, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 28.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 42%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 41%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.75, 22.31, 8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.75, 24.05, 21.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.833, 9.402, 7.494)`
Decimal	`8144969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C4849, 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 #7C4849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7C4849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #7C4849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c4849; }
.text { color: #7c4849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c4849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 72 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c4849, #7c6148); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7C4849?: #7C4849 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 #7C4849?: The RGB value is 124, 72, 73: 124 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C4849?: The complementary color is #487C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C4849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.