Recognised as Colour
#7D1503
- #7D1503
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#7D1503 is a red with RGB values 125, 21, 3 and HSL 9°, 95%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#7D1503#7D1503
HEX#7D1503
RGBrgb(125, 21, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.0824, 0.0118
RGB percentages49%, 8.2%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(8.9, 95.3%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.9, 97.6%, 49%)
CMYK0%, 83.2%, 97.6%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,197,379
CSS custom property--colour: #7D1503;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.6:1
Contrast with white10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#82EAFC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#036B7D
Analogous#7D032E, #7D5203
Triadic#037D15, #15037D
Split complementary#037D52, #032E7D
Tetradic#2E7D03, #036B7D, #52037D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R125
G21
B3
Red125 (49%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue8.85°
Saturation (HSL)95.31%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7D · G 15 · B 03
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