Colour

#7E495B

#7E495B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#7E495B is a red with RGB values 126, 73, 91 and HSL 340°, 27%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7E495B

RGBrgb(126, 73, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.2863, 0.3569

RGB percentages49.4%, 28.6%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(339.6, 26.6%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.6, 42.1%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 42.1%, 27.8%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,276,315

CSS custom property--colour: #7E495B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1

Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#81B6A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50535Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5C5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#86464Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.1 Gray · ΔE 29.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.7 Slate grey · ΔE 32.6 Indian red · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#497E6C

Analogous#7E4976, #7E5249

Triadic#5B7E49, #495B7E

Split complementary#497E52, #49767E

Tetradic#767E49, #497E6C, #52497E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8BBC5

Lighter +30%#C59BA9

Lighter +20%#B27B8E

Lighter +10%#9E5C72

Darker −10%#5E3644

Darker −20%#3D242C

Darker −30%#1D1115

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#973053

Less saturated −25%#656263

Channel breakdown

R126

G73

B91

Red126 (49.4%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue339.62°

Saturation (HSL)26.63%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7E · G 49 · B 5B

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