Tuscan Red (#7C4848)

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: 7.30:1 — vs black: 2.88:1

Color values

  • HEX #7C4848
  • RGB rgb(124, 72, 72)
  • HSL hsl(0, 41%, 48%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 41.94, 41.94, 51.37 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #7C4848 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Tuscan Red
#7C4848 Base
#487C7C
Analogous

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

Tuscan Red
#7C4848 Base
#7C4862
#7C6248
Triadic

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

Tuscan Red
#7C4848 Base
#487C48
#48487C
Split-Complementary

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

Tuscan Red
#7C4848 Base
#487C62
#48627C
Tetradic (Square)

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

Tuscan Red
#7C4848 Base
#627C48
#487C7C
#62487C
Monochromatic

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

Tuscan Red
#7C4848 Base
#1B1010
#4C2C2C
#623939
#965757
#A86969
#C49999
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#100909
#261616
#3B2222
#512F2F
#663B3B
Tuscan Red #7C4848 Base
#A15D5D
#B68181
#CBA6A6
#E0CACA
#F6EFEF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #7C4848. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #7C4848;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #7C4848;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #7C4848;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #7C4848,
        #48B0B0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #7C4848,
        #48B0B0
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$tuscan-red: #7C4848;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$tuscan-red-r: 124;
$tuscan-red-g: 72;
$tuscan-red-b: 72;

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

How Tuscan Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #7C4848 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #5B5B46 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 #505048 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #7C4848 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #565656 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 Tuscan Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Tuscan Red #7C4848 Base
Deep Coffee #704241 ΔE 3.05
Bole #79443B ΔE 4.31
Cordovan #893F45 ΔE 4.65
Solid Pink #893843 ΔE 6.24

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.