#7B002CBordeaux (#7B002C) is a dark, saturated pink with an OKLCH hue of 11°, lightness 0.37 and chroma 0.149. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #7B002C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(123, 0, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(339, 100%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(339, 100%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 64%, 52%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(24.9 48.2 11.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.372 0.149 11) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bordeaux shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7b0028 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#7d002b — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#7b002c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7b002d — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Bordeaux in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 11.18:1 and against black 1.88:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#df8d98 · #bd6270 · #9a364b · #7b002c · #400012 · #130002
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#964724 · #8b2a25 · #7b002c · #5d0034 · #410033 · #27002c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#dbaa7e · #d47583 · #ad6400 · #79522c · #7b002c · #4f0019
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00e0da · #a56b73 · #755458 · #7b002c · #430e1a · #1c0206
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3f7f5 · #b49b9d · #4f5c5b · #7b002c · #392225 · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f4 · #bccdcc · #8ea1a0 · #0e2928 · #000706 · #7b002c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1fcf9 · #18b9b4 · #006663 · #7b002c · #00312f · #130002
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d4d8b3 · #7ac2dd · #5a8474 · #485946 · #7b002c · #210903
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e7f9da · #87b160 · #005aa1 · #7b002c · #002a51 · #010600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8f3d1 · #b2a442 · #006663 · #7b002c · #231864 · #000202
#963449 · #AF5967 · #C97D87 · #E1A0A8 · #F9C5CA
#690024 · #58001C · #470015 · #36000E · #270007
#701D30 · #652A35 · #593439
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.