Colour

#79656B

#79656B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#79656B is a red with RGB values 121, 101, 107 and HSL 342°, 9%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#79656B#79656B

HEX#79656B

RGBrgb(121, 101, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3961, 0.4196

RGB percentages47.5%, 39.6%, 42%

HSLhsl(342, 9%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342, 16.5%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 16.5%, 11.6%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,955,819

CSS custom property--colour: #79656B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#869A94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#67686Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6B6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7D6467no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.1 Gray · ΔE 12.6 Slate grey · ΔE 17.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#657973

Analogous#796575, #796965

Triadic#6B7965, #656B79

Split complementary#657969, #657579

Tetradic#757965, #657973, #696579

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9D1D3

Lighter +30%#C2B5B9

Lighter +20%#AA9A9F

Lighter +10%#937E84

Darker −10%#5D4E52

Darker −20%#41373A

Darker −30%#261F21

Darker −40%#0A0809

More saturated +25%#954960

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R121

G101

B107

Red121 (47.5%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue342°

Saturation (HSL)9.01%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 65 · B 6B

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Colour values

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