What color is #7E1500?

#7E1500 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Obscure Ogre. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E1500?

The RGB value is 126, 21, 0: 126 red, 21 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E1500?

The complementary color is #00697E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E1500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E1500 color

#7E1500 rgb(126, 21, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #7E1500 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 8.2% green and 0% blue (126, 21, 0).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 100% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Obscure Ogre (#771908), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#7E1500 color codes

HEX	`#7E1500`
RGB	`rgb(126, 21, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 8.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 100%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.66, 42.95, 38.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.66, 57.96, 42.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.874, 4.973, 0.493)`
Decimal	`8262912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E1500, 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 #7E1500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E1500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #7E1500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e1500; }
.text { color: #7e1500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e1500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 21 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e1500, #7e5400); }

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Questions

What color is #7E1500?: #7E1500 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Obscure Ogre. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E1500?: The RGB value is 126, 21, 0: 126 red, 21 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E1500?: The complementary color is #00697E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E1500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.