#7D474E
Wine · dark warm red
About #7D474E
#7D474E is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 49% red, 28% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 38% yellow and 51% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Wine (ΔE 10.7), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #477D76 (eucalyptus), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.28:1).
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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 #7D474E?
#7D474E is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 49% red, 28% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 38% yellow and 51% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #7D474E?
Use white text. White on #7D474E has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #7D474E?
Its complementary colour is #477D76, and analogous partners are #7D4769 and #7D5B47.