Recognised as Colour

#79022A

#79022A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#79022A is a red with RGB values 121, 2, 42 and HSL 340°, 97%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#79022A

RGBrgb(121, 2, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.0078, 0.1647

RGB percentages47.5%, 0.8%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(339.8, 96.7%, 24.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.8, 98.3%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 98.3%, 65.3%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,930,410

CSS custom property--colour: #79022A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.32:1

Contrast with white11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#86FDD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2B2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#484227no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Tritanopia#850017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 22.3 Maroon · ΔE 25.6 Dark red · ΔE 29.2 Firebrick · ΔE 30.3 Indian red · ΔE 30.5 Sienna · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 22.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#027951

Analogous#790266, #791602

Triadic#2A7902, #022A79

Split complementary#027916, #026679

Tetradic#657902, #027951, #150279

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FC4B86

Lighter +30%#FB1965

Lighter +20%#DD044D

Lighter +10%#AB033B

Darker −10%#470119

Darker −20%#150007

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7B0029

Less saturated −25%#6A112F

Channel breakdown

R121

B42

Red121 (47.5%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue339.83°

Saturation (HSL)96.75%

Lightness24.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 02 · B 2A

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