#7C162C

A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #7C162C

When working with digital screens, the color #7C162C is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 124, 22, and 44.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 82% M, 65% Y, and 51% K. With a hue angle of 347.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C162C
RGB124, 22, 44
HSL347.1°, 69.9%, 28.6%
CMYK0%, 82%, 65%, 51%
HSV347.1°, 82.3%, 48.6%
LAB26.9, 43.6, 14.3
XYZ9.1, 5.0, 2.9
Decimal8132140

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.46:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.99:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.71:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C162C; }
.text-color { color: #7C162C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C162C; }

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