#7D4138Red Robin (#7D4138) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 30°, lightness 0.45 and chroma 0.085. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #7D4138 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(125, 65, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 38%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 55%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48%, 55%, 51%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(34.9 24.9 17.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.448 0.085 30) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Red Robin is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7e3e33 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#804136 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#7d4138 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7d4139 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Red Robin 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 7.82:1 and against black 2.69:1, 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.
#cc9990 · #a97168 · #7d4138 · #5f2922 · #390a06 · #130000
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.
#936e4e · #895740 · #7d4138 · #683138 · #512335 · #3b172f
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.
#bcab8c · #a98950 · #7e6f55 · #7d4138 · #5a2a23 · #3c110c
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.
#7fd4e2 · #ad8b85 · #826f6b · #7d4138 · #4d2e29 · #291714
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4f6 · #b8aaa7 · #687071 · #7d4138 · #473936 · #000102
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.
#e8f5f7 · #becdcf · #90a1a4 · #13292d · #00070a · #7d4138
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dff7fb · #79bac5 · #1d7b89 · #7d4138 · #00454e · #060000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dff7fb · #7dbcaf · #3b749a · #7d4138 · #00483e · #000611
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f7e9 · #8fba97 · #5a6ba0 · #7d4138 · #2e3a62 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eff5e2 · #a8b484 · #1d7b89 · #7d4138 · #42335d · #000305
#945C53 · #AA7870 · #C1958D · #D8B2AC · #EED1CB
#6A342C · #582821 · #461C17 · #35110C · #250704
#75463F · #6D4B45 · #654F4B
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.