Colour

#79585C

#79585C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#79585C is a red with RGB values 121, 88, 92 and HSL 353°, 16%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#79585C

RGBrgb(121, 88, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3451, 0.3608

RGB percentages47.5%, 34.5%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(352.7, 15.8%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.7, 27.3%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 27.3%, 24%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,952,476

CSS custom property--colour: #79585C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#86A7A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5D5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#65635Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7F5559no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 19.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1 Slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#587975

Analogous#79586D, #796558

Triadic#5C7958, #585C79

Split complementary#587965, #586C79

Tetradic#6C7958, #587975, #655879

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6C7C9

Lighter +30%#C1A9AC

Lighter +20%#AB8C90

Lighter +10%#966E73

Darker −10%#5B4346

Darker −20%#3E2D2F

Darker −30%#201819

Darker −40%#030202

More saturated +25%#933E48

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R121

G88

B92

Red121 (47.5%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue352.73°

Saturation (HSL)15.79%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 58 · B 5C

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