What color is #7D4049?

#7D4049 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 #7D4049?

The RGB value is 125, 64, 73: 125 red, 64 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D4049?

The complementary color is #407D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D4049?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D4049 color

#7D4049 rgb(125, 64, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #7D4049 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 25.1% green and 28.6% blue (125, 64, 73).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 32% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 42% 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 7.77:1).

#7D4049 color codes

HEX	`#7D4049`
RGB	`rgb(125, 64, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 25.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 32%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 49%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 42%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.02, 27.34, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.02, 28.12, 13.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.494, 8.509, 7.339)`
Decimal	`8208457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D4049, 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 #7D4049	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D4049 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #7D4049 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d4049; }
.text { color: #7d4049; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d4049; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 64 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d4049, #7d5640); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7D4049?: #7D4049 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 #7D4049?: The RGB value is 125, 64, 73: 125 red, 64 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D4049?: The complementary color is #407D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D4049?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.