What color is #7E4846?

#7E4846 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E4846?

The RGB value is 126, 72, 70: 126 red, 72 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E4846?

The complementary color is #467C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E4846?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E4846 color

#7E4846 rgb(126, 72, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #7E4846 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 28.2% green and 27.5% blue (126, 72, 70).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 29% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 44% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sly Fox (#804741), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#7E4846 color codes

HEX	`#7E4846`
RGB	`rgb(126, 72, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 28.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 29%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 44%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.95, 22.77, 11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.95, 25.38, 26.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.028, 9.514, 6.996)`
Decimal	`8276038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E4846, 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 #7E4846	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E4846 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #7E4846 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e4846; }
.text { color: #7e4846; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e4846; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 72 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e4846, #7e6446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #7E4846?: #7E4846 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E4846?: The RGB value is 126, 72, 70: 126 red, 72 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E4846?: The complementary color is #467C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E4846?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.