What color is #7D231C?

#7D231C is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Blackened Sun. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D231C?

The RGB value is 125, 35, 28: 125 red, 35 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D231C?

The complementary color is #1C767D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D231C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D231C color

#7D231C rgb(125, 35, 28)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D231C is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 13.7% green and 11% blue (125, 35, 28).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 63% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 78% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Blackened Sun (#77150E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#7D231C color codes

HEX	`#7D231C`
RGB	`rgb(125, 35, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 13.7%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 63%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 78%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 78%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.5, 38.32, 26.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.5, 46.73, 34.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.269, 5.647, 1.7)`
Decimal	`8200988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D231C, 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 #7D231C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D231C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #7D231C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d231c; }
.text { color: #7d231c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d231c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 35 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d231c, #7d531c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #7D231C?: #7D231C is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Blackened Sun. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D231C?: The RGB value is 125, 35, 28: 125 red, 35 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D231C?: The complementary color is #1C767D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D231C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.