pinkwarmCC0 survey name

Bordeaux #7B002C

Bordeaux is a dark, vivid warm color (#7B002C; HSL 339° 100% 24%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “bordeaux”.

Use cases: Soft UI · Romantic palettes

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Families: Pinks · Burgundy Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#7B002C
RGBrgb(123, 0, 44)
HSLhsl(339, 100%, 24%)
HSVhsv(339, 100%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(37.21% 0.149 11.1)
OKLaboklab(37.21% 0.1459 0.0287)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 64.2%, 51.8%)
XYZxyz(8.624, 4.3942, 2.7765)
CIE-LABlab(24.9, 48.2, 11.7)
CIE-LCHlch(24.9, 49.6, 13.6°)
Luminance0.044 (WCAG relative)
/* Bordeaux */ --bordeaux: #7b002c; color: #7b002c; background-color: #7b002c;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: bordeaux.

Collections: Jewel Tone Colors · Berry Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#6f0628 #620b24 #560d21 #4b0f1d #3f0f19 #340f16 #290e12 #1f0a0d #140506 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#8b273e #9a4151 #a85964 #b67079 #c4878e #d09ea3 #ddb6b9 #e9ced0 #f4e6e7 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#76102d #701a2f #6a2130 #642732 #5e2b33 #582f35 #523336 #4b3638 #43393a #3b3b3b

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#7B002C
#007B4F
#7b002c #007b4f

Analogous

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#7B006A
#7B002C
#7B1200
#7b006a #7b002c #7b1200

Triadic

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#7B002C
#2C7B00
#002C7B
#7b002c #2c7b00 #002c7b

Tetradic

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#7B002C
#6A7B00
#007B4F
#12007B
#7b002c #6a7b00 #007b4f #12007b

Square

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#7B002C
#6A7B00
#007B4F
#12007B
#7b002c #6a7b00 #007b4f #12007b

Split Complementary

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#7B002C
#007B12
#006A7B
#7b002c #007b12 #006a7b

Monochromatic

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#1F000B
#3E0016
#7B002C
#B80042
#F50058
#1f000b #3e0016 #7b002c #b80042 #f50058

Accessibility & contrast

11.18
#7B002C on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
1.88
#7B002C on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗

Best text on bordeaux

11.18
#FFFFFF text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C2C2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#494329
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#870017

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Red Wine #8C00343.35
Wine Red #7B03233.57
Burgundy #8000205.21
Merlot #7300396.08
Claret #6800186.12
Cranberry #9E003A6.87

Colors that go with bordeaux

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Blush #DE5D83
3.2:1
Same hue family as bordeaux (Δh 4°) — guaranteed harmony
Sand Brown #CBA560
4.8:1
Text-safe contrast with the anchor (4.84:1, passes WCAG AA)
Moss Green #8A9A5B
3.6:1
UI contrast with the anchor (3.65:1, passes AA large text)
Mint Green #8FFF9F
9.0:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈150°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Light Turquoise #7EF4CC
8.4:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈179°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.