Recognised as Colour
#7C4E46
- #7C4E46
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#7C4E46 is a red with RGB values 124, 78, 70 and HSL 9°, 28%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#7C4E46#7C4E46
HEX#7C4E46
RGBrgb(124, 78, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.3059, 0.2745
RGB percentages48.6%, 30.6%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(8.9, 27.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.9, 43.5%, 48.6%)
CMYK0%, 37.1%, 43.5%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,146,502
CSS custom property--colour: #7C4E46;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#83B1B9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#46747C
Analogous#7C4659, #7C6946
Triadic#467C4E, #4E467C
Split complementary#467C69, #46597C
Tetradic#597C46, #46747C, #69467C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R124
G78
B70
Red124 (48.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue8.89°
Saturation (HSL)27.84%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7C · G 4E · B 46
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