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Colour

#79595D

  • #79595D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#79595D is a red with RGB values 121, 89, 93 and HSL 353°, 15%, 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

#79595D#79595D
HEX#79595D
RGBrgb(121, 89, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.349, 0.3647
RGB percentages47.5%, 34.9%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(352.5, 15.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 26.4%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 26.4%, 23.1%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,952,733
CSS custom property--colour: #79595D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#86A6A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E5E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#65635Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7F565Ano 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 text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.5Gray · ΔE 18.8Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#597975
Analogous#79596D, #796559
Triadic#5D7959, #595D79
Split complementary#597965, #596D79
Tetradic#6D7959, #597975, #655979

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6C8CA
Lighter +30%#C1AAAD
Lighter +20%#AB8D91
Lighter +10%#957074
Darker −10%#5C4346
Darker −20%#3E2E30
Darker −30%#211819
Darker −40%#030303
More saturated +25%#933F49
Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R121
G89
B93
Red121 (47.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue352.5°
Saturation (HSL)15.24%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 59 · B 5D

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