Recognised as Colour

#7B2937

#7B2937
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#7B2937 is a red with RGB values 123, 41, 55 and HSL 350°, 50%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#7B2937#7B2937

HEX#7B2937

RGBrgb(123, 41, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.1608, 0.2157

RGB percentages48.2%, 16.1%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(349.8, 50%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.8, 66.7%, 48.2%)

CMYK0%, 66.7%, 55.3%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,071,479

CSS custom property--colour: #7B2937;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.48:1

Contrast with white9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#84D6C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C3B37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#514C35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Tritanopia#861B2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 25.1 Indian red · ΔE 27.6 Sienna · ΔE 29.7 Maroon · ΔE 30 Saddle brown · ΔE 33 Pale violetred · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 25.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#297B6D

Analogous#7B2960, #7B4429

Triadic#377B29, #29377B

Split complementary#297B44, #29607B

Tetradic#607B29, #297B6D, #44297B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DB95A1

Lighter +30%#CF6E7F

Lighter +20%#C2485D

Lighter +10%#A13648

Darker −10%#551C26

Darker −20%#2F1015

Darker −30%#080304

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8F152A

Less saturated −25%#663E45

Channel breakdown

R123

G41

B55

Red123 (48.2%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue349.76°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7B · G 29 · B 37

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