What color is #7D2E21?

#7D2E21 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Burnt Umber. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D2E21?

The RGB value is 125, 46, 33: 125 red, 46 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D2E21?

The complementary color is #21707D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D2E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D2E21 color

#7D2E21 rgb(125, 46, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D2E21 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 18% green and 12.9% blue (125, 46, 33).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 58% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 74% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Umber (#8A3324), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#7D2E21 color codes

HEX	`#7D2E21`
RGB	`rgb(125, 46, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 18%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 58%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 74%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 74%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.46, 33.48, 25.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.46, 42.33, 37.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.71, 6.425, 2.167)`
Decimal	`8203809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D2E21, 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 #7D2E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D2E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #7D2E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d2e21; }
.text { color: #7d2e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d2e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 46 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d2e21, #7d5c21); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D2E21?: #7D2E21 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Burnt Umber. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D2E21?: The RGB value is 125, 46, 33: 125 red, 46 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D2E21?: The complementary color is #21707D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D2E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.