#7C2400

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Maroon.

About #7C2400

At its core, #7C2400 is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Maroon. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 124, 36, and 0.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 100% yellow, and 51% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#7C2400
RGB124, 36, 0
HSL17.4°, 100.0%, 24.3%
CMYK0%, 71%, 100%, 51%
HSV17.4°, 100.0%, 48.6%
LAB28.2, 36.7, 40.1
XYZ8.9, 5.5, 0.6
Decimal8135680

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.96:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.11:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.79:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C2400; }
.text-color { color: #7C2400; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C2400; }

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