What color is #7D3E46?

#7D3E46 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D3E46?

The RGB value is 125, 62, 70: 125 red, 62 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D3E46?

The complementary color is #3E7D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D3E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D3E46 color

#7D3E46 rgb(125, 62, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D3E46 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 24.3% green and 27.5% blue (125, 62, 70).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 34% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 44% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#7D3E46 color codes

HEX	`#7D3E46`
RGB	`rgb(125, 62, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 24.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 34%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 50%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 44%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.5, 28.11, 7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.5, 29.15, 15.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.286, 8.249, 6.791)`
Decimal	`8207942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D3E46, 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 #7D3E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D3E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #7D3E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d3e46; }
.text { color: #7d3e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d3e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 62 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d3e46, #7d553e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7D3E46?: #7D3E46 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D3E46?: The RGB value is 125, 62, 70: 125 red, 62 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D3E46?: The complementary color is #3E7D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D3E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.