Recognised as Colour

#794B4B

#794B4B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#794B4B is a red with RGB values 121, 75, 75 and HSL 0°, 23%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#794B4B#794B4B

HEX#794B4B

RGBrgb(121, 75, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.2941, 0.2941

RGB percentages47.5%, 29.4%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(0, 23.5%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 38%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 38%, 38%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,949,131

CSS custom property--colour: #794B4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1

Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#86B4B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#54524Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5B4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#82464Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.6 Gray · ΔE 26.8 Sienna · ΔE 29.9 Slate grey · ΔE 32.7 Indian red · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B7979

Analogous#794B62, #79624B

Triadic#4B794B, #4B4B79

Split complementary#4B7962, #4B6279

Tetradic#62794B, #4B7979, #624B79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5BBBB

Lighter +30%#C19C9C

Lighter +20%#AE7C7C

Lighter +10%#985F5F

Darker −10%#5A3737

Darker −20%#3A2424

Darker −30%#1B1010

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#923333

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R121

G75

B75

Red121 (47.5%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)23.47%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 4B · B 4B

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Colour values

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