Palettes / Colors / #7C0804

#7C0804 — Deep Vivid Red

#7C0804 is a red color we call Deep Vivid Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #7C0804 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#7C0804 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #04787C; it also sits naturally between #7C043C and #7C4404. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 49% · Green 3% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 97% · Key 51%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #7C0804

.text { color: #7C0804; }
.background { background-color: #7C0804; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7C0804; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(124, 8, 4); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 94%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7C0804; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(124, 8, 4, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7C0804; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(124, 8, 4, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7C0804">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7C0804">Div content here</div>

Shades of #7C0804

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #04787C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7C0804: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7C0804

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #7C0804 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7C0804 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #7C0803  ·  #7C0805 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7C0804?

#7C0804 is Deep Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 124, 8, 4). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7C0804?

#7C0804 is RGB 124, 8, 4 — HSL 2°, 94%, 25% — CMYK 0%, 94%, 97%, 51%.

What colors go with #7C0804?

Its complement is #04787C; analogous partners are #7C043C and #7C4404. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7C0804 for text?

White text on #7C0804 has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.89:1.