What color is #7D1D00?

#7D1D00 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Buried Lust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D1D00?

The RGB value is 125, 29, 0: 125 red, 29 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D1D00?

The complementary color is #00607D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D1D00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D1D00 color

#7D1D00 rgb(125, 29, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D1D00 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 11.4% green and 0% blue (125, 29, 0).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 100% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Buried Lust (#772200), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#7D1D00 color codes

HEX	`#7D1D00`
RGB	`rgb(125, 29, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 11.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 100%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.41, 39.93, 39.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.41, 56.16, 44.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.898, 5.24, 0.543)`
Decimal	`8199424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D1D00, 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 #7D1D00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D1D00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #7D1D00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d1d00; }
.text { color: #7d1d00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d1d00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 29 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d1d00, #7d5c00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #7D1D00?: #7D1D00 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Buried Lust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D1D00?: The RGB value is 125, 29, 0: 125 red, 29 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D1D00?: The complementary color is #00607D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D1D00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.