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Colour

#79473C

  • #79473C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#79473C is a red with RGB values 121, 71, 60 and HSL 11°, 34%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#79473C#79473C
HEX#79473C
RGBrgb(121, 71, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.2784, 0.2353
RGB percentages47.5%, 27.8%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(10.8, 33.7%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.8, 50.4%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 41.3%, 50.4%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,948,092
CSS custom property--colour: #79473C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#86B8C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#534E3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F583Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#833F44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 23.3Saddle brown · ΔE 26.1Dim grey · ΔE 26.9Rosy brown · ΔE 29.4Indian red · ΔE 31Gray · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 23.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C6E79
Analogous#793C4F, #79653C
Triadic#3C7947, #473C79
Split complementary#3C7965, #3C5079
Tetradic#50793C, #3C6E79, #663C79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6B3AB
Lighter +30%#C59489
Lighter +20%#B47567
Lighter +10%#9B5B4D
Darker −10%#57332B
Darker −20%#351F1A
Darker −30%#130B09
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#903925
Less saturated −25%#625553

Channel breakdown

R121
G71
B60
Red121 (47.5%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue10.82°
Saturation (HSL)33.7%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 47 · B 3C

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