Colour

#7A251F

#7A251F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#7A251F is a red with RGB values 122, 37, 31 and HSL 4°, 59%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#7A251F

RGBrgb(122, 37, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.1451, 0.1216

RGB percentages47.8%, 14.5%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(4, 59.5%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4, 74.6%, 47.8%)

CMYK0%, 69.7%, 74.6%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,004,895

CSS custom property--colour: #7A251F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.94:1

Contrast with white9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#85DAE0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D371Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#524A1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Tritanopia#870D24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 17.2 Maroon · ΔE 18 Sienna · ΔE 20.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 21.4 Dark red · ΔE 22.2 Firebrick · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F747A

Analogous#7A1F46, #7A531F

Triadic#1F7A25, #251F7A

Split complementary#1F7A52, #1F477A

Tetradic#467A1F, #1F747A, #521F7A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E08B85

Lighter +30%#D6645C

Lighter +20%#CB3E34

Lighter +10%#A33129

Darker −10%#511915

Darker −20%#290C0A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D140C

Less saturated −25%#673632

Channel breakdown

R122

G37

B31

Red122 (47.8%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue3.96°

Saturation (HSL)59.48%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7A · G 25 · B 1F

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