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Recognised as Colour

#79535A

  • #79535A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#79535A is a red with RGB values 121, 83, 90 and HSL 349°, 19%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#79535A#79535A
HEX#79535A
RGBrgb(121, 83, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3255, 0.3529
RGB percentages47.5%, 32.5%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(348.9, 18.6%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 31.4%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 25.6%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,951,194
CSS custom property--colour: #79535A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#86ACA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#59595Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#626059no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#805055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.8Gray · ΔE 22.1Rosy brown · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#537972
Analogous#79536D, #795F53
Triadic#5A7953, #535A79
Split complementary#53795F, #536D79
Tetradic#6D7953, #537972, #5F5379

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6C3C6
Lighter +30%#C1A4AA
Lighter +20%#AC868D
Lighter +10%#976871
Darker −10%#5B3E44
Darker −20%#3D2A2D
Darker −30%#1E1517
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#933A4A
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R121
G83
B90
Red121 (47.5%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue348.95°
Saturation (HSL)18.63%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 53 · B 5A

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