Palettes / Colors / #7E0C19
#7E0C19 — Deep Vivid Red
#7E0C19 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 #7E0C19 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.
#7E0C19 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 #0C7E71; it also sits naturally between #7E0C52 and #7E380C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #7E0C19 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 126, 12, 25 |
| HSL | 353°, 83%, 27% |
| HSV | 353°, 90%, 49% |
| CMYK | 0%, 90%, 80%, 51% |
| XYZ | 8.91, 4.77, 1.37 |
| Yxy | 4.77, 0.5921, 0.3169 |
| CIE-Lab | 26.07, 45.83, 26.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 21.84, 36.36, 10.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 49% · Green 5% · Blue 10%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 80% · Key 51%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #7E0C19
.text { color: #7E0C19; }
.background { background-color: #7E0C19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7E0C19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(126, 12, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 83%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7E0C19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(126, 12, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7E0C19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(126, 12, 25, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#7E0C19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7E0C19">Div content here</div>
Shades of #7E0C19
Tints of #7E0C19
Tones of #7E0C19
Color harmonies
Complementary — #0C7E71:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 10.75:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 1.95:1 Fails |
Best text color on #7E0C19: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7E0C19
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #7E0C19: ·
How #7E0C19 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 #7E0C19 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #7E0C19?
#7E0C19 is Deep Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 126, 12, 25). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #7E0C19?
#7E0C19 is RGB 126, 12, 25 — HSL 353°, 83%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 90%, 80%, 51%.
What colors go with #7E0C19?
Its complement is #0C7E71; analogous partners are #7E0C52 and #7E380C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #7E0C19 for text?
White text on #7E0C19 has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.95:1.