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Recognised as Colour

#7B5859

  • #7B5859
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#7B5859 is a red with RGB values 123, 88, 89 and HSL 358°, 17%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#7B5859#7B5859
HEX#7B5859
RGBrgb(123, 88, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.3451, 0.349
RGB percentages48.2%, 34.5%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(358.3, 16.6%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.3, 28.5%, 48.2%)
CMYK0%, 28.5%, 27.6%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,083,545
CSS custom property--colour: #7B5859;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#84A7A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E5D59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#666358no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#825559no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.8Gray · ΔE 19.9Rosy brown · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#587B7A
Analogous#7B586B, #7B6958
Triadic#597B58, #58597B
Split complementary#587B69, #586B7B
Tetradic#6B7B58, #587B7A, #68587B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7C8C8
Lighter +30%#C2AAAB
Lighter +20%#AD8C8D
Lighter +10%#986E70
Darker −10%#5D4343
Darker −20%#402D2E
Darker −30%#221818
Darker −40%#040303
More saturated +25%#953E40
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R123
G88
B89
Red123 (48.2%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue358.29°
Saturation (HSL)16.59%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7B · G 58 · B 59

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