Colour

#7E2C48

#7E2C48
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#7E2C48 is a red with RGB values 126, 44, 72 and HSL 340°, 48%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#7E2C48

RGBrgb(126, 44, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.1725, 0.2824

RGB percentages49.4%, 17.3%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(339.5, 48.2%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 65.1%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 65.1%, 42.9%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,268,872

CSS custom property--colour: #7E2C48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.97:1

Contrast with white8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#81D3B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C3F49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#524F46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Tritanopia#892337no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 30.4 Indian red · ΔE 31 Brown · ΔE 31.8 Sienna · ΔE 37.3 Maroon · ΔE 38.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 39

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 30.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C7E62

Analogous#7E2C71, #7E392C

Triadic#487E2C, #2C487E

Split complementary#2C7E39, #2C717E

Tetradic#717E2C, #2C7E62, #392C7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DC9AB1

Lighter +30%#CF7493

Lighter +20%#C14F76

Lighter +10%#A4395E

Darker −10%#581F32

Darker −20%#32121D

Darker −30%#0D0407

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#931741

Less saturated −25%#69414F

Channel breakdown

R126

G44

B72

Red126 (49.4%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue339.51°

Saturation (HSL)48.24%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7E · G 2C · B 48

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