Recognised as Colour
#7B042B
- #7B042B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#7B042B is a red with RGB values 123, 4, 43 and HSL 340°, 94%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#7B042B#7B042B
HEX#7B042B
RGBrgb(123, 4, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.0157, 0.1686
RGB percentages48.2%, 1.6%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(340.3, 93.7%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 96.7%, 48.2%)
CMYK0%, 96.7%, 65%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,061,995
CSS custom property--colour: #7B042B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#84FBD4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#047B54
Analogous#7B0467, #7B1804
Triadic#2B7B04, #042B7B
Split complementary#047B18, #04677B
Tetradic#677B04, #047B54, #18047B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R123
G4
B43
Red123 (48.2%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue340.34°
Saturation (HSL)93.7%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7B · G 04 · B 2B
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