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Recognised as Colour

#7B5357

  • #7B5357
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#7B5357 is a red with RGB values 123, 83, 87 and HSL 354°, 19%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#7B5357#7B5357
HEX#7B5357
RGBrgb(123, 83, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.3255, 0.3412
RGB percentages48.2%, 32.5%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(354, 19.4%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354, 32.5%, 48.2%)
CMYK0%, 32.5%, 29.3%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,082,263
CSS custom property--colour: #7B5357;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#84ACA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5957no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#636056no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#824F54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.5Gray · ΔE 22.6Rosy brown · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 27.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#537B77
Analogous#7B536B, #7B6353
Triadic#577B53, #53577B
Split complementary#537B63, #536B7B
Tetradic#6B7B53, #537B77, #63537B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7C3C5
Lighter +30%#C2A5A8
Lighter +20%#AE868A
Lighter +10%#99686D
Darker −10%#5D3E41
Darker −20%#3E2A2C
Darker −30%#201516
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#953942
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R123
G83
B87
Red123 (48.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue354°
Saturation (HSL)19.42%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7B · G 53 · B 57

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