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Recognised as Colour

#7A555E

  • #7A555E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#7A555E is a red with RGB values 122, 85, 94 and HSL 345°, 18%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#7A555E#7A555E
HEX#7A555E
RGBrgb(122, 85, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.3333, 0.3686
RGB percentages47.8%, 33.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(345.4, 17.9%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.4, 30.3%, 47.8%)
CMYK0%, 30.3%, 23%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,017,246
CSS custom property--colour: #7A555E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#85AAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5B5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#63625Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#805358no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.3Gray · ΔE 21.4Rosy brown · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#557A71
Analogous#7A5571, #7A5F55
Triadic#5E7A55, #555E7A
Split complementary#557A5F, #55717A
Tetradic#717A55, #557A71, #5F557A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6C5C9
Lighter +30%#C1A7AD
Lighter +20%#AC8991
Lighter +10%#986A75
Darker −10%#5C4047
Darker −20%#3E2B30
Darker −30%#201619
Darker −40%#020101
More saturated +25%#943B51
Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R122
G85
B94
Red122 (47.8%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue345.41°
Saturation (HSL)17.87%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7A · G 55 · B 5E

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