#7C5049

A dark, muted red closely aligning with Dimgray.

About #7C5049

The precise color #7C5049 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Dimgray. Its digital footprint relies on 124 parts red, 80 parts green, and 73 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 35% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C5049
RGB124, 80, 73
HSL8.2°, 25.9%, 38.6%
CMYK0%, 35%, 41%, 51%
HSV8.2°, 41.1%, 48.6%
LAB38.7, 17.6, 11.7
XYZ12.4, 10.5, 7.7
Decimal8147017

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.10:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.47:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.64:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C5049; }
.text-color { color: #7C5049; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C5049; }

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