What color is #7D0F26?

#7D0F26 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D0F26?

The RGB value is 125, 15, 38: 125 red, 15 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D0F26?

The complementary color is #0F7D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D0F26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D0F26 color

#7D0F26 rgb(125, 15, 38)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D0F26 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 5.9% green and 14.9% blue (125, 15, 38).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 79% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 70% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Heart (#771122), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#7D0F26 color codes

HEX	`#7D0F26`
RGB	`rgb(125, 15, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 5.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 79%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 88%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 70%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.28, 45.47, 17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.28, 48.77, 21.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.979, 4.843, 2.295)`
Decimal	`8195878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D0F26, 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 #7D0F26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D0F26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #7D0F26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d0f26; }
.text { color: #7d0f26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d0f26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 15 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d0f26, #7d2f0f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D0F26?: #7D0F26 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D0F26?: The RGB value is 125, 15, 38: 125 red, 15 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D0F26?: The complementary color is #0F7D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D0F26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.