Recognised as Colour

#7E2137

#7E2137
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#7E2137 is a red with RGB values 126, 33, 55 and HSL 346°, 58%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#7E2137

RGBrgb(126, 33, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.1294, 0.2157

RGB percentages49.4%, 12.9%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(345.8, 58.5%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.8, 73.8%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 73.8%, 56.3%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,266,039

CSS custom property--colour: #7E2137;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.72:1

Contrast with white9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#81DEC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#383837no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#504B35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8A0B2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 24 Indian red · ΔE 27.7 Maroon · ΔE 29.3 Sienna · ΔE 32.1 Dark red · ΔE 33 Firebrick · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 24.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#217E68

Analogous#7E2166, #7E3A21

Triadic#377E21, #21377E

Split complementary#217E3A, #21667E

Tetradic#667E21, #217E68, #39217E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E08B9F

Lighter +30%#D6627D

Lighter +20%#CB3A5C

Lighter +10%#A62C49

Darker −10%#561625

Darker −20%#2D0C14

Darker −30%#050102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#920D2D

Less saturated −25%#6A3541

Channel breakdown

R126

G33

B55

Red126 (49.4%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue345.81°

Saturation (HSL)58.49%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7E · G 21 · B 37

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