#7B4E49
Coffee · dark warm red
About #7B4E49
#7B4E49 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 48% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 41% yellow and 52% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Coffee (ΔE 11.3), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #49767B (eucalyptus), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.93:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.93:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #7B4E49?
#7B4E49 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 48% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 41% yellow and 52% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #7B4E49?
Use white text. White on #7B4E49 has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #7B4E49?
Its complementary colour is #49767B, and analogous partners are #7B495D and #7B6749.