What color is #7E132B?

#7E132B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Evil Forces. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E132B?

The RGB value is 126, 19, 43: 126 red, 19 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E132B?

The complementary color is #137E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E132B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E132B color

#7E132B rgb(126, 19, 43)

Shades of red

The hex color #7E132B is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 7.5% green and 16.9% blue (126, 19, 43).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 74% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 66% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Evil Forces (#770022), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#7E132B color codes

HEX	`#7E132B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 19, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 7.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 74%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 85%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 66%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.95, 45.04, 15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.95, 47.53, 18.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.274, 5.077, 2.777)`
Decimal	`8262443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E132B, 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 #7E132B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E132B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #7E132B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e132b; }
.text { color: #7e132b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e132b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 19 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e132b, #7e3113); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E132B?: #7E132B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Evil Forces. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E132B?: The RGB value is 126, 19, 43: 126 red, 19 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E132B?: The complementary color is #137E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E132B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.