What color is #7D1F07?

#7D1F07 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Obscure Ogre. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D1F07?

The RGB value is 125, 31, 7: 125 red, 31 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D1F07?

The complementary color is #07657D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D1F07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D1F07 color

#7D1F07 rgb(125, 31, 7)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D1F07 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 12.2% green and 2.7% blue (125, 31, 7).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 89% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 94% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Obscure Ogre (#771908), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#7D1F07 color codes

HEX	`#7D1F07`
RGB	`rgb(125, 31, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 12.2%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 89%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 94%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 94%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.73, 39.3, 36.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.73, 53.92, 43.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.987, 5.357, 0.762)`
Decimal	`8199943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D1F07, 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 #7D1F07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D1F07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #7D1F07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d1f07; }
.text { color: #7d1f07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d1f07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 31 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d1f07, #7d5a07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #7D1F07?: #7D1F07 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Obscure Ogre. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D1F07?: The RGB value is 125, 31, 7: 125 red, 31 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D1F07?: The complementary color is #07657D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D1F07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.