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Recognised as Colour

#79314B

  • #79314B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#79314B is a red with RGB values 121, 49, 75 and HSL 338°, 42%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#79314B#79314B
HEX#79314B
RGBrgb(121, 49, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.1922, 0.2941
RGB percentages47.5%, 19.2%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(338.3, 42.4%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.3, 59.5%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 59.5%, 38%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,942,475
CSS custom property--colour: #79314B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#86CEB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D414Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#504F49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#832B3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 31.4Indian red · ΔE 33.1Brown · ΔE 35Dim grey · ΔE 36.7Rosy brown · ΔE 37.3Sienna · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 31.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31795F
Analogous#79316F, #793B31
Triadic#4B7931, #314B79
Split complementary#31793B, #316F79
Tetradic#6F7931, #31795F, #3B3179

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D89EB3
Lighter +30%#C97A97
Lighter +20%#BA567A
Lighter +10%#9D4062
Darker −10%#552235
Darker −20%#30141E
Darker −30%#0C0508
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E1C45
Less saturated −25%#644651

Channel breakdown

R121
G49
B75
Red121 (47.5%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue338.33°
Saturation (HSL)42.35%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 31 · B 4B

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