HEX Color #7C070F (Maroon)

About #7C070F

The precise color #7C070F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Maroon. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 124, 7, and 15.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 88% yellow, and 51% black. With a hue angle of 355.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C070F

RGB124, 7, 15

HSL355.9°, 89.3%, 25.7%

CMYK0%, 94%, 88%, 51%

HSV355.9°, 94.4%, 48.6%

LAB25.2, 45.9, 31.0

XYZ8.5, 4.5, 0.9

Decimal8128271

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#7C070F #077B74

Analogous

#7B0749 #7B3907

Triadic

#0E7B07 #070E7B

Tetradic

#497B07 #077B74 #39077B

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#7C070F

#8A2229

#993E44

#A7595F

#B67579

#C49094

#D3ACAF

#E1C7C9

#F0E3E4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#7C070F

#6E060D

#60050B

#52040A

#440308

#370306

#290205

#1B0103

#0D0001

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.09:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.89:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

10.60:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.61:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C070F; }

.text-color { color: #7C070F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C070F; }

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