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#7A362E Color

#7A362E is rgb(122, 54, 46) in RGB, hsl(6, 45%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 62%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (Organ) (#6C2E1F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A362E
HEX#7A362E
RGBrgb(122, 54, 46)
HSLhsl(6, 45%, 33%)
HSVhsv(6, 62%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 62%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(42.3% 0.097 28.6)
LABlab(32.12% 29.79 19.96)
LCHlch(32.12% 35.86 33.83)

What #7A362E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7A362E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#7A362E Channel Values

How #7A362E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 122 · G 54 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 45% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 62% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 62% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.77:1 vs white · 2.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A362E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7A362E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A362E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #7A362E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #7A362E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7A362E
Protanopia#47472D
Protanomaly#60412E
Deuteranopia#54542A
Deuteranomaly#654A2C
Tritanopia#7A3535
Tritanomaly#7A3532
Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

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Using #7A362E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7a362e: #7A362E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A362E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a362e': '#7A362E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.212, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_7a362e">#7A362E</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A362E"

More Red Colors

#7A362E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7A362E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A362E?

#7A362E is a dark red — rgb(122, 54, 46) in RGB and hsl(6, 45%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (Organ) (#6C2E1F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #7A362E?

#7A362E is rgb(122, 54, 46) — red 122, green 54, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A362E?

#7A362E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 62%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A362E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A362E scores 8.77:1 against white and 2.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A362E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A362E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 20.43, which is visibly different.

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