Recognised as Colour
#7E262D
- #7E262D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#7E262D is a red with RGB values 126, 38, 45 and HSL 355°, 54%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#7E262D#7E262D
HEX#7E262D
RGBrgb(126, 38, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.149, 0.1765
RGB percentages49.4%, 14.9%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(355.2, 53.7%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.2, 69.8%, 49.4%)
CMYK0%, 69.8%, 64.3%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,267,309
CSS custom property--colour: #7E262D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#81D9D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#267E77
Analogous#7E2659, #7E4B26
Triadic#2D7E26, #262D7E
Split complementary#267E4B, #26597E
Tetradic#597E26, #267E77, #4B267E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R126
G38
B45
Red126 (49.4%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue355.23°
Saturation (HSL)53.66%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7E · G 26 · B 2D
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