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Colour

#795C55

  • #795C55
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#795C55 is a red with RGB values 121, 92, 85 and HSL 12°, 17%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#795C55#795C55
HEX#795C55
RGBrgb(121, 92, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3608, 0.3333
RGB percentages47.5%, 36.1%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(11.7, 17.5%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 29.8%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 24%, 29.8%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,953,493
CSS custom property--colour: #795C55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#86A3AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#625F54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#696555no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#80585Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14Gray · ΔE 18.1Rosy brown · ΔE 22.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#557279
Analogous#795560, #796E55
Triadic#55795C, #5C5579
Split complementary#55796E, #556079
Tetradic#607955, #557279, #6E5579

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6C8C4
Lighter +30%#C1ABA6
Lighter +20%#AC8F88
Lighter +10%#97736A
Darker −10%#5B4540
Darker −20%#3D2E2B
Darker −30%#1F1816
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#934C3B
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R121
G92
B85
Red121 (47.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue11.67°
Saturation (HSL)17.48%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 5C · B 55

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