Colour

#7E3228

#7E3228
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#7E3228 is a red with RGB values 126, 50, 40 and HSL 7°, 52%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#7E3228

RGBrgb(126, 50, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.1961, 0.1569

RGB percentages49.4%, 19.6%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(7, 51.8%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7, 68.3%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 60.3%, 68.3%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,270,376

CSS custom property--colour: #7E3228;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.85:1

Contrast with white8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#81CDD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#464027no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#595026no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Tritanopia#8A2330no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 18 Saddle brown · ΔE 19.9 Brown · ΔE 20 Maroon · ΔE 22.7 Indian red · ΔE 25.2 Dark red · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 17.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28747E

Analogous#7E2849, #7E5D28

Triadic#287E32, #32287E

Split complementary#287E5D, #28497E

Tetradic#497E28, #28747E, #5D287E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DD9D95

Lighter +30%#D17A6E

Lighter +20%#C55647

Lighter +10%#A54134

Darker −10%#57231C

Darker −20%#31130F

Darker −30%#0A0403

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#932213

Less saturated −25%#69423D

Channel breakdown

R126

G50

B40

Red126 (49.4%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue6.98°

Saturation (HSL)51.81%

Lightness32.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7E · G 32 · B 28

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