Recognised as Colour

#79032E

#79032E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#79032E is a red with RGB values 121, 3, 46 and HSL 338°, 95%, 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

#79032E#79032E

HEX#79032E

RGBrgb(121, 3, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.0118, 0.1804

RGB percentages47.5%, 1.2%, 18%

HSLhsl(338.1, 95.2%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.1, 97.5%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 97.5%, 62%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,930,670

CSS custom property--colour: #79032E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.26:1

Contrast with white11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#86FCD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2C2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original

Deuteranopia#48432Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Tritanopia#850019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 24.3 Maroon · ΔE 28.1 Indian red · ΔE 31.2 Dark red · ΔE 31.7 Firebrick · ΔE 32.4 Sienna · ΔE 36.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 24.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#03794E

Analogous#790369, #791303

Triadic#2E7903, #032E79

Split complementary#037913, #036979

Tetradic#697903, #03794E, #130379

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FB4D8D

Lighter +30%#F91C6C

Lighter +20%#DD0554

Lighter +10%#AB0441

Darker −10%#47021B

Darker −20%#150108

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7C002D

Less saturated −25%#6A1332

Channel breakdown

R121

B46

Red121 (47.5%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue338.14°

Saturation (HSL)95.16%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 03 · B 2E

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