What color is #7D3542?

#7D3542 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D3542?

The RGB value is 125, 53, 66: 125 red, 53 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D3542?

The complementary color is #357D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D3542?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D3542 color

#7D3542 rgb(125, 53, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D3542 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 20.8% green and 25.9% blue (125, 53, 66).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 40% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 47% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#7D3542 color codes

HEX	`#7D3542`
RGB	`rgb(125, 53, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 20.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 40%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 58%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 47%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.48, 32.56, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.48, 33.41, 12.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.715, 7.301, 5.998)`
Decimal	`8205634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D3542, 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 #7D3542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D3542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #7D3542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d3542; }
.text { color: #7d3542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d3542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 53 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d3542, #7d4c35); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D3542?: #7D3542 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D3542?: The RGB value is 125, 53, 66: 125 red, 53 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D3542?: The complementary color is #357D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D3542?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.