Recognised as Colour

#7A0023

#7A0023
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#7A0023 is a red with RGB values 122, 0, 35 and HSL 343°, 100%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#7A0023

RGBrgb(122, 0, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0, 0.1373

RGB percentages47.8%, 0%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(342.8, 100%, 23.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.8, 100%, 47.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 71.3%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,995,427

CSS custom property--colour: #7A0023;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.34:1

Contrast with white11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#85FFDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2B23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A431Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Tritanopia#870012no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 18.7 Maroon · ΔE 20.8 Dark red · ΔE 24.5 Firebrick · ΔE 26.4 Indian red · ΔE 29.4 Sienna · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 18.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#007A57

Analogous#7A0060, #7A1A00

Triadic#237A00, #00237A

Split complementary#007A1A, #00607A

Tetradic#607A00, #007A57, #1A007A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF477C

Lighter +30%#FF1457

Lighter +20%#E00040

Lighter +10%#AD0032

Darker −10%#470014

Darker −20%#140006

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7A0023

Less saturated −25%#6B0F2A

Channel breakdown

R122

B35

Red122 (47.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue342.79°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness23.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7A · G 00 · B 23

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