Recognised as Colour
#79353F
- #79353F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#79353F is a red with RGB values 121, 53, 63 and HSL 351°, 39%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#79353F#79353F
HEX#79353F
RGBrgb(121, 53, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.2078, 0.2471
RGB percentages47.5%, 20.8%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(351.2, 39.1%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 56.2%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 56.2%, 47.9%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,943,487
CSS custom property--colour: #79353F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#86CAC0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35796F
Analogous#793561, #794D35
Triadic#3F7935, #353F79
Split complementary#35794D, #356179
Tetradic#617935, #35796F, #4D3579
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G53
B63
Red121 (47.5%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue351.18°
Saturation (HSL)39.08%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 35 · B 3F
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