#7B231B#7B231B
#7B231B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.123 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7B231B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(123, 35, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 64%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 78%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.5%, 78%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.10, 37.56, 26.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.10, 46.13, 35.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.45% 0.1078 0.0598) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.45% 0.123 29) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9682, 5.4935, 1.6248) |
| Luminance | 0.0549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddy Brown
#6E1005
ΔE00 4.63
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.78
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.92
Blood
#770001
ΔE00 4.95
Maroon
#800000
ΔE00 5.11
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7B231B #1B737B
analogous
#7B1B43 #7B231B #7B531B
triadic
#7B231B #1B7B23 #231B7B
tetradic
#7B231B #437B1B #1B737B #531B7B
square
#7B231B #437B1B #1B737B #531B7B
split-complementary
#7B231B #1B7B53 #1B437B
monochromatic
#190706 #491510 #7B231B #AD3126 #D4493C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.01
#7B231B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.10
#7B231B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #7B231B
10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7B231B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7B231B | 1.00 | 10.01 | 2.10 | 10.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C3619
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#524918
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#880622
Achromatopsia (no color)
#424242
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7b231b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(123, 35, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.123 29.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a86458',
500: '#7b231b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7b231b; $custom-light: #a86458; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7b231b",
"rgb": {
"r": 123,
"g": 35,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5,
"s": 64,
"l": 29.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39454,
"c": 0.12326,
"h": 29
},
"luminance": 0.05492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7B231B
secondary
#43A6AF
accent
#D9E741
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F6EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#110603
muted
#807A78