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Recognised as Colour

#793D4E

  • #793D4E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#793D4E is a red with RGB values 121, 61, 78 and HSL 343°, 33%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#793D4E#793D4E
HEX#793D4E
RGBrgb(121, 61, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.2392, 0.3059
RGB percentages47.5%, 23.9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(343, 33%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343, 49.6%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 49.6%, 35.5%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,945,550
CSS custom property--colour: #793D4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#86C2B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#47494Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#56544Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#823843no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 30.1Pale violetred · ΔE 31.9Rosy brown · ΔE 32.1Indian red · ΔE 32.8Gray · ΔE 34.4Sienna · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 30.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D7968
Analogous#793D6C, #794A3D
Triadic#4E793D, #3D4E79
Split complementary#3D794A, #3D6C79
Tetradic#6C793D, #3D7968, #4A3D79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5ADB8
Lighter +30%#C48B9B
Lighter +20%#B3697E
Lighter +10%#9B4E64
Darker −10%#572C38
Darker −20%#351B22
Darker −30%#130A0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#902644
Less saturated −25%#625458

Channel breakdown

R121
G61
B78
Red121 (47.5%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue343°
Saturation (HSL)32.97%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 3D · B 4E

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