What color is #7D294A?

#7D294A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D294A?

The RGB value is 125, 41, 74: 125 red, 41 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D294A?

The complementary color is #297D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D294A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D294A color

#7D294A rgb(125, 41, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D294A is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 16.1% green and 29% blue (125, 41, 74).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 51% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 41% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#7D294A color codes

HEX	`#7D294A`
RGB	`rgb(125, 41, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 16.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 51%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 67%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 41%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.5, 39.38, -0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.5, 39.39, 359.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.487, 6.441, 7.168)`
Decimal	`8202570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D294A, 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 #7D294A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D294A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #7D294A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d294a; }
.text { color: #7d294a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d294a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 41 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d294a, #7d3229); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7D294A?: #7D294A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D294A?: The RGB value is 125, 41, 74: 125 red, 41 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D294A?: The complementary color is #297D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D294A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.