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#7C1842 Color

#7C1842 is rgb(124, 24, 66) in RGB, hsl(335, 68%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 47%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pansy Purple (#78184A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7C1842
HEX#7C1842
RGBrgb(124, 24, 66)
HSLhsl(335, 68%, 29%)
HSVhsv(335, 81%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 47%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(39.4% 0.138 0.8)
LABlab(28.03% 44.49 1.45)
LCHlch(28.03% 44.51 1.86)

What #7C1842 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 #7C1842, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 6.42Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 8.27Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 9.6Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 9.7Claret#7F1734ΔE 9.84Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 10.97

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#7C1842 Channel Values

How #7C1842 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 124 · G 24 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 68% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 81% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 47% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.16:1 vs white · 2.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7C1842 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 text10.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7C1842 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7C1842

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7C1842; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7C1842
Complementary
#187C52
Analogous
#7C1874
Analogous
#7C2018
Triadic
#427C18
Triadic
#18427C
Split comp.
#187C20
Split comp.
#18747C

Tints & Shades of #7C1842

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.

Tints

#A72058
#D2286F
#DE4F8B
#E576A4
#EDA1C1
#F5CCDD

Shades

#6B1439
#5E1232
#4D0F29
#400C22
#2F0919
#220712

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7C1842.

How #7C1842 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#7C1842
Protanopia#3A3A41
Protanomaly#5B2F42
Deuteranopia#4C4C3F
Deuteranomaly#633D40
Tritanopia#7A2121
Tritanomaly#7B1D31
Achromatopsia#414141

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Using #7C1842 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7c1842: #7C1842;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7C1842;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7c1842': '#7C1842' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.094, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_7c1842">#7C1842</color>
SVG fillfill="#7C1842"

More Pink Colors

#7C1842 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#7C1842 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7C1842?

#7C1842 is a dark pink — rgb(124, 24, 66) in RGB and hsl(335, 68%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pansy Purple (#78184A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.42.

What is the RGB value of #7C1842?

#7C1842 is rgb(124, 24, 66) — red 124, green 24, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7C1842?

#7C1842 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 47%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7C1842 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7C1842 scores 10.16:1 against white and 2.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7C1842 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7C1842 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 brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 32.57, which is a different colour altogether.

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