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Recognised as Colour

#7C656E

  • #7C656E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#7C656E is a red with RGB values 124, 101, 110 and HSL 337°, 10%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#7C656E#7C656E
HEX#7C656E
RGBrgb(124, 101, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.3961, 0.4314
RGB percentages48.6%, 39.6%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(336.5, 10.2%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.5, 18.5%, 48.6%)
CMYK0%, 18.5%, 11.3%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,152,430
CSS custom property--colour: #7C656E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#839A91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67696Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6C6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#806468no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11Gray · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Rosy brown · ΔE 21Dark grey · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#657C73
Analogous#7C657A, #7C6765
Triadic#6E7C65, #656E7C
Split complementary#657C67, #657A7C
Tetradic#7A7C65, #657C73, #67657C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBD2D6
Lighter +30%#C4B6BC
Lighter +20%#AD9AA1
Lighter +10%#967E87
Darker −10%#604E55
Darker −20%#44373C
Darker −30%#282023
Darker −40%#0C090A
More saturated +25%#984968
Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R124
G101
B110
Red124 (48.6%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue336.52°
Saturation (HSL)10.22%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7C · G 65 · B 6E

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