What color is #7C4C4F?

#7C4C4F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C4C4F?

The RGB value is 124, 76, 79: 124 red, 76 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C4C4F?

The complementary color is #4C7C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C4C4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C4C4F color

#7C4C4F rgb(124, 76, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #7C4C4F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 29.8% green and 31% blue (124, 76, 79).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 36% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#7C4C4F color codes

HEX	`#7C4C4F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 76, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 29.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 39%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 36%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.88, 20.73, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.88, 21.82, 18.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.308, 10.019, 8.681)`
Decimal	`8145999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C4C4F, 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 #7C4C4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C4C4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #7C4C4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c4c4f; }
.text { color: #7c4c4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c4c4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 76 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c4c4f, #7c614c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7C4C4F?: #7C4C4F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C4C4F?: The RGB value is 124, 76, 79: 124 red, 76 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C4C4F?: The complementary color is #4C7C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C4C4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.