What color is #7D2728?

#7D2728 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Polished Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D2728?

The RGB value is 125, 39, 40: 125 red, 39 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D2728?

The complementary color is #277D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D2728?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D2728 color

#7D2728 rgb(125, 39, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D2728 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 15.3% green and 15.7% blue (125, 39, 40).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 52% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 68% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Polished Apple (#862A2E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#7D2728 color codes

HEX	`#7D2728`
RGB	`rgb(125, 39, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 15.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 52%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 69%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 68%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.33, 37.22, 20.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.33, 42.32, 28.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.567, 5.966, 2.655)`
Decimal	`8202024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D2728, 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 #7D2728	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D2728 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #7D2728 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d2728; }
.text { color: #7d2728; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d2728; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 39 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d2728, #7d5127); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #7D2728?: #7D2728 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Polished Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D2728?: The RGB value is 125, 39, 40: 125 red, 39 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D2728?: The complementary color is #277D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D2728?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.