What color is #7E4248?

#7E4248 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 #7E4248?

The RGB value is 126, 66, 72: 126 red, 66 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E4248?

The complementary color is #427E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E4248?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E4248 color

#7E4248 rgb(126, 66, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #7E4248 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 25.9% green and 28.2% blue (126, 66, 72).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 31% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 43% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#7E4248 color codes

HEX	`#7E4248`
RGB	`rgb(126, 66, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 25.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 31%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 48%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 43%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.6, 26.48, 8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.6, 27.67, 16.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.723, 8.801, 7.211)`
Decimal	`8274504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E4248, 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 #7E4248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E4248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #7E4248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e4248; }
.text { color: #7e4248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e4248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 66 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e4248, #7e5a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7E4248?: #7E4248 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 #7E4248?: The RGB value is 126, 66, 72: 126 red, 66 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E4248?: The complementary color is #427E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E4248?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.