What color is #7D3229?

#7D3229 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dockside Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D3229?

The RGB value is 125, 50, 41: 125 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D3229?

The complementary color is #29747D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D3229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D3229 color

#7D3229 rgb(125, 50, 41)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7D3229 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 19.6% green and 16.1% blue (125, 50, 41).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 51% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 67% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dockside Red (#813533), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#7D3229 color codes

HEX	`#7D3229`
RGB	`rgb(125, 50, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 19.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 51%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 67%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 67%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.35, 31.93, 22.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.35, 38.79, 34.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.999, 6.803, 2.884)`
Decimal	`8204841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D3229, 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 #7D3229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D3229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #7D3229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d3229; }
.text { color: #7d3229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d3229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 50 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d3229, #7d5c29); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D3229?: #7D3229 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dockside Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D3229?: The RGB value is 125, 50, 41: 125 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D3229?: The complementary color is #29747D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D3229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.