What color is #7D0005?

#7D0005 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Red Reign. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D0005?

The RGB value is 125, 0, 5: 125 red, 0 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D0005?

The complementary color is #007D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D0005?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D0005 color

#7D0005 rgb(125, 0, 5)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D0005 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 0% green and 2% blue (125, 0, 5).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 96% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Red Reign (#800707), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#7D0005 color codes

HEX	`#7D0005`
RGB	`rgb(125, 0, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 0%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 96%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.87, 47.32, 35.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.87, 58.94, 36.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.486, 4.372, 0.541)`
Decimal	`8192005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D0005, 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 #7D0005	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D0005 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #7D0005 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d0005; }
.text { color: #7d0005; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d0005; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 0 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d0005, #7d3a00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D0005?: #7D0005 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Red Reign. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D0005?: The RGB value is 125, 0, 5: 125 red, 0 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D0005?: The complementary color is #007D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D0005?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.