Colour

#792A37

#792A37
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#792A37 is a red with RGB values 121, 42, 55 and HSL 350°, 48%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#792A37

RGBrgb(121, 42, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.1647, 0.2157

RGB percentages47.5%, 16.5%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(350.1, 48.5%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.1, 65.3%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 65.3%, 54.5%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,940,663

CSS custom property--colour: #792A37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.55:1

Contrast with white9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#86D5C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C3B37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#514B35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Tritanopia#841D2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 26 Indian red · ΔE 28.3 Sienna · ΔE 29.8 Maroon · ΔE 30.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 33 Pale violetred · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A796C

Analogous#792A5E, #79452A

Triadic#37792A, #2A3779

Split complementary#2A7945, #2A5E79

Tetradic#5E792A, #2A796C, #452A79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DA95A0

Lighter +30%#CD6F7E

Lighter +20%#C0495D

Lighter +10%#9F3748

Darker −10%#531D26

Darker −20%#2D1015

Darker −30%#070303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D1629

Less saturated −25%#653E45

Channel breakdown

R121

G42

B55

Red121 (47.5%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue350.13°

Saturation (HSL)48.47%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 2A · B 37

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