Information about Western Red Cedar color

#7A372A - Western Red Cedar color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#7A372A, known as "Western Red Cedar", falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(122, 55, 42) — 47.8% red, 21.6% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 26 / 31 / 52. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #7A372A reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Teranova (#7A3A2B). Slightly further away sit Desperado (#753929) and Sunspot (#7E372E).

In RGB terms — rgb(122, 55, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #7A372A: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. The name "Western Red Cedar" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Western Red Cedar color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Western Red Cedar color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Western Red Cedar

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#AD4E3B

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White

#FFFFFF

Western Red Cedar color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Western Red Cedar

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#612B21

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#482018

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#301510

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Black

#000000

Western Red Cedar color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#7E4337

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#825E57

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Grey

#808080

Western Red Cedar color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#7A372A
#79293C

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Western Red Cedar color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#2A447A
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#7A372A
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#2A7A37
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#372A7A
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#6C7A2A
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#2A6C7A
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#372A7A
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#7A372A

#447A2A
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#2A6C7A
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#5F2A7A
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Nearest named colors to Western Red Cedar

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Teranova color link
Teranova

#7A3A2B

Desperado color link
Desperado

#753929

Sunspot color link
Sunspot

#7E372E

Warm Kwila color link
Warm Kwila

#753A2A

Mustang color link
Mustang

#7F352E

Scorched Clay color link
Scorched Clay

#7E3C2D

Vixen color link
Vixen

#81342B

Erica color link
Erica

#81332D

Lusty color link
Lusty

#782E2C

Raging Bull color link
Raging Bull

#7F2F2A

Dawnbreaker color link
Dawnbreaker

#813125

Copper Canyon color link
Copper Canyon

#77422C

Western Red Cedar color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7A372A
  • RGB122, 55, 42
  • CMYK0, 26, 31, 52
  • CSSrgb(122, 55, 42)
  • HSL10°, 49%, 32%
  • HSL Precise9.75°, 48.78%, 32.157%
  • HSV10°, 66%, 48%
  • HSB10°, 66%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.478, 0.216, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.478, 0.216, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.478, 0.216, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID7A372A
  • DECIMAL ID8009514
  • Name Length17
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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