Recognised as Colour

#79494E

#79494E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#79494E is a red with RGB values 121, 73, 78 and HSL 354°, 25%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#79494E#79494E

HEX#79494E

RGBrgb(121, 73, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.2863, 0.3059

RGB percentages47.5%, 28.6%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(353.8, 24.7%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.8, 39.7%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 39.7%, 35.5%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,948,622

CSS custom property--colour: #79494E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1

Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#86B6B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#52514Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5A4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#81444Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.2 Gray · ΔE 27.6 Sienna · ΔE 31.8 Slate grey · ΔE 32.7 Indian red · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#497974

Analogous#794966, #795C49

Triadic#4E7949, #494E79

Split complementary#49795C, #496679

Tetradic#667949, #497974, #5C4979

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5B9BC

Lighter +30%#C2999E

Lighter +20%#AE7A7F

Lighter +10%#995C63

Darker −10%#593639

Darker −20%#392325

Darker −30%#1A0F10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#91313B

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R121

G73

B78

Red121 (47.5%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue353.75°

Saturation (HSL)24.74%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 49 · B 4E

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