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Recognised as Colour

#7A4740

  • #7A4740
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#7A4740 is a red with RGB values 122, 71, 64 and HSL 7°, 31%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#7A4740#7A4740
HEX#7A4740
RGBrgb(122, 71, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.2784, 0.251
RGB percentages47.8%, 27.8%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(7.2, 31.2%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.2, 47.5%, 47.8%)
CMYK0%, 41.8%, 47.5%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,013,632
CSS custom property--colour: #7A4740;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#85B8BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#534E3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F593Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#844045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 24.8Dim grey · ΔE 26.4Saddle brown · ΔE 28Rosy brown · ΔE 28.7Gray · ΔE 30.5Indian red · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 24.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40737A
Analogous#7A4056, #7A6440
Triadic#407A47, #47407A
Split complementary#407A64, #40567A
Tetradic#567A40, #40737A, #64407A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6B5B0
Lighter +30%#C4958F
Lighter +20%#B3766D
Lighter +10%#9B5A52
Darker −10%#59342E
Darker −20%#37201D
Darker −30%#160D0B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#913529
Less saturated −25%#635957

Channel breakdown

R122
G71
B64
Red122 (47.8%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue7.24°
Saturation (HSL)31.18%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7A · G 47 · B 40

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