#7D474D
Wine · dark warm red
About #7D474D
With the hex code #7D474D, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 28% green and 30% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 38% yellow and 51% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Wine — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Eggplant. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #477D77, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.29:1).
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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 #7D474D?
With the hex code #7D474D, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 28% green and 30% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 38% yellow and 51% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #7D474D?
Use white text. White on #7D474D has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #7D474D?
Its complementary colour is #477D77, and analogous partners are #7D4768 and #7D5C47.