Palettes / Colors / #7E2020

#7E2020 — Red

#7E2020 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800020). It belongs to the red family.

#7E2020 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #207E7E; it also sits naturally between #7E204F and #7E4F20. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 49% · Green 13% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 75% · Key 51%

Previews

CSS code for #7E2020

.text { color: #7E2020; }
.background { background-color: #7E2020; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7E2020; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(126, 32, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 59%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7E2020; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(126, 32, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7E2020; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(126, 32, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7E2020">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7E2020">Div content here</div>

Shades of #7E2020

Tints of #7E2020

Tones of #7E2020

Color harmonies

Complementary — #207E7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7E2020: #FFFFFF.

How #7E2020 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 #7E2020 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #7E201F  ·  #7E2021 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7E2020?

#7E2020 is Red, a red color (RGB 126, 32, 32). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7E2020?

#7E2020 is RGB 126, 32, 32 — HSL 0°, 59%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 75%, 75%, 51%.

What colors go with #7E2020?

Its complement is #207E7E; analogous partners are #7E204F and #7E4F20. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7E2020 for text?

White text on #7E2020 has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.11:1.