Kenyan Copper (#7C1C05)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 10.37:1 — vs black: 2.03:1

Color values

  • HEX #7C1C05
  • RGB rgb(124, 28, 5)
  • HSL hsl(11, 95%, 48%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 77.42, 95.97, 51.37 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #7C1C05 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Kenyan Copper
#7C1C05 Base
#05657C
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Kenyan Copper
#7C1C05 Base
#7C052A
#7C5705
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Kenyan Copper
#7C1C05 Base
#057C1C
#1C057C
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Kenyan Copper
#7C1C05 Base
#057C57
#052A7C
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Kenyan Copper
#7C1C05 Base
#2A7C05
#05657C
#57057C
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Kenyan Copper
#7C1C05 Base
#190601
#320B02
#551303
#A32507
#C62D08
#F64C24
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Kenyan Copper, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#190601
#2C0A02
#400F03
#541303
#681804
Kenyan Copper #7C1C05 Base
#C02B08
#F64419
#F97C5E
#FBB3A2
#FEEBE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #7C1C05. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #7C1C05;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #7C1C05;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #7C1C05;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #7C1C05,
        #05C5F3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #7C1C05,
        #05C5F3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$kenyan-copper: #7C1C05;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$kenyan-copper-r: 124;
$kenyan-copper-g: 28;
$kenyan-copper-b: 5;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $kenyan-copper;
    color: rgba($kenyan-copper-r, $kenyan-copper-g, $kenyan-copper-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Kenyan Copper appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #7C1C05 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #494900 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #323208 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #7C1A1A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #404040 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Kenyan Copper ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Kenyan Copper #7C1C05 Base
Barn Red #7C0A02 ΔE 2.80
Deep Maroon #820000 ΔE 3.49
Maroon #800000 ΔE 3.53
Deep Red #850101 ΔE 3.54

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.