Recognised as Colour
#7B2E2E
- #7B2E2E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#7B2E2E is a red with RGB values 123, 46, 46 and HSL 0°, 46%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#7B2E2E#7B2E2E
HEX#7B2E2E
RGBrgb(123, 46, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.1804, 0.1804
RGB percentages48.2%, 18%, 18%
HSLhsl(0, 45.6%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 62.6%, 48.2%)
CMYK0%, 62.6%, 62.6%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,072,750
CSS custom property--colour: #7B2E2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#84D1D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E7B7B
Analogous#7B2E54, #7B542E
Triadic#2E7B2E, #2E2E7B
Split complementary#2E7B54, #2E547B
Tetradic#547B2E, #2E7B7B, #542E7B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R123
G46
B46
Red123 (48.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)45.56%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7B · G 2E · B 2E
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