Tuscan Red Color – #7c4848: Codes and Complete Breakdown

The Pennsylvania Railroad painted its passenger cars Tuscan red from the 1880s, a maroon made mostly from red iron oxide that also hid soot. Tuscan Red color (#7c4848), the hex in Wikipedia’s list of colors, is a dark, dusty brick maroon.

Tuscan Red color

Tuscan Red Color Shades

Complementary colors

  1. #7C4848

  2. #487C7C

Triadic colors

  1. #7C4848

  2. #487C48

  3. #48487C

Tints or lighter colors

  1. #9C5B5B

  2. #B17979

  3. #C49999

  4. #D7B9B9

  5. #E9DADA

Darker colors

  1. #5C3535

  2. #3B2222

  3. #1B1010

Analogous colors

  1. #7C487C

  2. #7C4862

  3. #7C4848

  4. #7C6248

  5. #7C7C48

Monochromatic colors

  1. #542323

  2. #743636

  3. #924C4C

  4. #A86969

  5. #B68E8E

#7c4848

Tuscan Red Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Tuscan Red:

Data TypeValues/Details
Hex#7c4848
RGBrgb(124,72,72)
HSLhsl(0,26.5%,38.4%)
CMYK0, 42, 42, 51
HSV0, 42, 49
RGB %49, 28, 28
XYZ11.8, 9.4, 7.3
LAB36.7, 22.2, 9.6
Color CategoryDark
Color FamilyRed
Saturation42%
TemperatureWarm
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)7.3 (passes WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)2.88 (fails WCAG AA)

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