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#7e2f38 color: Paprika

#7e2f38 is rgb(126, 47, 56) in RGB and oklch(42.085% 0.10961 16.313) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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353°
100%

42.1%
0.110
16°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • red-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #7e2f38

#7e2f38 is a soft dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 42.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 16°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.93:1 contrast and black text 2.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Paprika (#7c2d37). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-900.

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #7e2f38 mixed with white

  1. 7e2f38
  2. 8c444a
  3. 9a585c
  4. a76c6f
  5. b58082
  6. c29496
  7. cea9aa
  8. dbbebf
  9. e7d3d4
  10. f3e9e9

Darker: #7e2f38 mixed with black

  1. 7e2f38
  2. 6d272f
  3. 5c2027
  4. 4c191f
  5. 3c1217
  6. 2d0c0f
  7. 1f0608
  8. 110304
  9. 050101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #7e2f38 with less saturation

  1. 7e2f38
  2. 7a333a
  3. 76373c
  4. 713b3f
  5. 6d3e41
  6. 684143
  7. 634445
  8. 5e4647
  9. 594949
  10. 534b4b

Questions about #7e2f38

What color is #7e2f38?

#7e2f38 is soft dark rose. The closest named color is Paprika. In RGB it is rgb(126, 47, 56), in HSL hsl(353.16, 45.66%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.085% 0.10961 16.313).

What colors go well with #7e2f38?

The complementary color of #7e2f38 is #005c5e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #763059 and #7c360c. The triadic partners are #2f5a15 and #204d88.

Is white or black text more readable on #7e2f38?

White text reads better on #7e2f38: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and black gives 2.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #7e2f38 a warm or cool color?

#7e2f38 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 16 degrees, its lightness 42.1% and its chroma 0.11.