Recognised as Colour

#7E2436

#7E2436
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#7E2436 is a red with RGB values 126, 36, 54 and HSL 348°, 56%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#7E2436

RGBrgb(126, 36, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.1412, 0.2118

RGB percentages49.4%, 14.1%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(348, 55.6%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348, 71.4%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 71.4%, 57.1%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,266,806

CSS custom property--colour: #7E2436;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.58:1

Contrast with white9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#81DBC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A3936no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#524C34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Tritanopia#8A112Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 23.3 Indian red · ΔE 27 Maroon · ΔE 28.5 Sienna · ΔE 30.5 Dark red · ΔE 32.3 Firebrick · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 23.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#247E6C

Analogous#7E2463, #7E3F24

Triadic#367E24, #24367E

Split complementary#247E3F, #24637E

Tetradic#637E24, #247E6C, #3F247E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DF8F9F

Lighter +30%#D4677D

Lighter +20%#C8405B

Lighter +10%#A62F47

Darker −10%#561925

Darker −20%#2F0D14

Darker −30%#070203

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#92102A

Less saturated −25%#6A3842

Channel breakdown

R126

G36

B54

Red126 (49.4%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue348°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7E · G 24 · B 36

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