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Recognised as Colour

#7C5657

  • #7C5657
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#7C5657 is a red with RGB values 124, 86, 87 and HSL 358°, 18%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#7C5657#7C5657
HEX#7C5657
RGBrgb(124, 86, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.3373, 0.3412
RGB percentages48.6%, 33.7%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(358.4, 18.1%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.4, 30.6%, 48.6%)
CMYK0%, 30.6%, 29.8%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,148,567
CSS custom property--colour: #7C5657;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#83A9A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5B57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#666356no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#845257no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.3Gray · ΔE 21.3Rosy brown · ΔE 23Slate grey · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#567C7B
Analogous#7C566A, #7C6856
Triadic#577C56, #56577C
Split complementary#567C68, #566A7C
Tetradic#6A7C56, #567C7B, #68567C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8C6C7
Lighter +30%#C3A8A9
Lighter +20%#AE8A8B
Lighter +10%#996C6D
Darker −10%#5E4142
Darker −20%#402C2D
Darker −30%#221718
Darker −40%#040202
More saturated +25%#963C3E
Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R124
G86
B87
Red124 (48.6%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue358.42°
Saturation (HSL)18.1%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7C · G 56 · B 57

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