What color is #7E3A43?

#7E3A43 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 #7E3A43?

The RGB value is 126, 58, 67: 126 red, 58 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E3A43?

The complementary color is #3A7E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E3A43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E3A43 color

#7E3A43 rgb(126, 58, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #7E3A43 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 22.7% green and 26.3% blue (126, 58, 67).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 37% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 47% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#7E3A43 color codes

HEX	`#7E3A43`
RGB	`rgb(126, 58, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 22.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 37%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 54%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 47%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.71, 30.37, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.71, 31.56, 15.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.131, 7.868, 6.242)`
Decimal	`8272451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E3A43, 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 #7E3A43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E3A43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #7E3A43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e3a43; }
.text { color: #7e3a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e3a43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 58 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e3a43, #7e533a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7E3A43?: #7E3A43 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 #7E3A43?: The RGB value is 126, 58, 67: 126 red, 58 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E3A43?: The complementary color is #3A7E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E3A43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.