Colour

#7E4E4E

#7E4E4E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#7E4E4E is a red with RGB values 126, 78, 78 and HSL 0°, 24%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#7E4E4E#7E4E4E

HEX#7E4E4E

RGBrgb(126, 78, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3059, 0.3059

RGB percentages49.4%, 30.6%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(0, 23.5%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 38.1%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 38.1%, 38.1%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,277,582

CSS custom property--colour: #7E4E4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#81B1B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57554Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#635F4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#87494Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3 Gray · ΔE 26.6 Sienna · ΔE 29.1 Indian red · ΔE 31.7 Slate grey · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E7E7E

Analogous#7E4E66, #7E664E

Triadic#4E7E4E, #4E4E7E

Split complementary#4E7E66, #4E667E

Tetradic#667E4E, #4E7E7E, #664E7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8C0C0

Lighter +30%#C4A1A1

Lighter +20%#B18181

Lighter +10%#9E6262

Darker −10%#5F3B3B

Darker −20%#3F2727

Darker −30%#1F1414

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#983535

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R126

G78

B78

Red126 (49.4%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)23.53%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7E · G 4E · B 4E

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