Recognised as Colour

#790D2B

#790D2B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#790D2B is a red with RGB values 121, 13, 43 and HSL 343°, 81%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#790D2B#790D2B

HEX#790D2B

RGBrgb(121, 13, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.051, 0.1686

RGB percentages47.5%, 5.1%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(343.3, 80.6%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.3, 89.3%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 89.3%, 64.5%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,933,227

CSS custom property--colour: #790D2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.02:1

Contrast with white11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#86F2D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F2E2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A4428no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Tritanopia#85001Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 22 Maroon · ΔE 25.4 Dark red · ΔE 29.2 Indian red · ΔE 29.5 Firebrick · ΔE 30.3 Sienna · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 21.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0D795B

Analogous#790D61, #79250D

Triadic#2B790D, #0D2B79

Split complementary#0D7925, #0D6179

Tetradic#61790D, #0D795B, #250D79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EE648A

Lighter +30%#E93668

Lighter +20%#D5174C

Lighter +10%#A7123B

Darker −10%#4B081B

Darker −20%#1D030A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#860025

Less saturated −25%#681E32

Channel breakdown

R121

G13

B43

Red121 (47.5%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue343.33°

Saturation (HSL)80.6%

Lightness26.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 0D · B 2B

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