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Recognised as Colour

#7A2949

  • #7A2949
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#7A2949 is a red with RGB values 122, 41, 73 and HSL 336°, 50%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#7A2949#7A2949
HEX#7A2949
RGBrgb(122, 41, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.1608, 0.2863
RGB percentages47.8%, 16.1%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(336.3, 49.7%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 66.4%, 47.8%)
CMYK0%, 66.4%, 40.2%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,005,961
CSS custom property--colour: #7A2949;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#85D6B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#383D4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4C47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#842136no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 31.5Indian red · ΔE 33.5Brown · ΔE 34.2Medium violet red · ΔE 38.7Sienna · ΔE 40Maroon · ΔE 40.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 31.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#297A5A
Analogous#7A2972, #7A3229
Triadic#497A29, #29497A
Split complementary#297A32, #29727A
Tetradic#727A29, #297A5A, #32297A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DB94B0
Lighter +30%#CE6E94
Lighter +20%#C14878
Lighter +10%#A03660
Darker −10%#541C32
Darker −20%#2E0F1B
Darker −30%#070304
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E1545
Less saturated −25%#663D4D

Channel breakdown

R122
G41
B73
Red122 (47.8%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue336.3°
Saturation (HSL)49.69%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7A · G 29 · B 49

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