#7C241D

A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #7C241D

When working with digital screens, the color #7C241D is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 124, 36, and 29.

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, 77% yellow, and 51% black. With a hue angle of 4.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C241D
RGB124, 36, 29
HSL4.4°, 62.1%, 30.0%
CMYK0%, 71%, 77%, 51%
HSV4.4°, 76.6%, 48.6%
LAB28.5, 37.6, 26.0
XYZ9.2, 5.6, 1.8
Decimal8135709

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.87:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.13:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.81:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C241D; }
.text-color { color: #7C241D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C241D; }

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Brown
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