Recognised as Colour
#795F63
- #795F63
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#795F63 is a red with RGB values 121, 95, 99 and HSL 351°, 12%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#795F63#795F63
HEX#795F63
RGBrgb(121, 95, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3725, 0.3882
RGB percentages47.5%, 37.3%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(350.8, 12%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 21.5%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 21.5%, 18.2%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,954,275
CSS custom property--colour: #795F63;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#86A09C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F7975
Analogous#795F70, #79685F
Triadic#63795F, #5F6379
Split complementary#5F7968, #5F7079
Tetradic#70795F, #5F7975, #685F79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G95
B99
Red121 (47.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue350.77°
Saturation (HSL)12.04%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 5F · B 63
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