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Recognised as Colour

#7B4A59

  • #7B4A59
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#7B4A59 is a red with RGB values 123, 74, 89 and HSL 342°, 25%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#7B4A59#7B4A59
HEX#7B4A59
RGBrgb(123, 74, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.2902, 0.349
RGB percentages48.2%, 29%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(341.6, 24.9%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.6, 39.8%, 48.2%)
CMYK0%, 39.8%, 27.6%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,079,961
CSS custom property--colour: #7B4A59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#84B5A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#515359no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D5C58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#83474Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4A7B6C
Analogous#7B4A71, #7B544A
Triadic#597B4A, #4A597B
Split complementary#4A7B54, #4A717B
Tetradic#727B4A, #4A7B6C, #544A7B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#D6BBC3
Lighter +30%#C39BA7
Lighter +20%#B07B8B
Lighter +10%#9B5D70
Darker −10%#5B3742
Darker −20%#3B242B
Darker −30%#1B1114
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#94314F
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R123
G74
B89
Red123 (48.2%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue341.63°
Saturation (HSL)24.87%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7B · G 4A · B 59

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