Colour

#7E504B

#7E504B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#7E504B is a red with RGB values 126, 80, 75 and HSL 6°, 25%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7E504B

RGBrgb(126, 80, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3137, 0.2941

RGB percentages49.4%, 31.4%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(5.9, 25.4%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.9, 40.5%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 36.5%, 40.5%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,278,091

CSS custom property--colour: #7E504B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#81AFB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A564Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#65604Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#874A4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 25 Gray · ΔE 26.1 Sienna · ΔE 27.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 31 Indian red · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B797E

Analogous#7E4B60, #7E6A4B

Triadic#4B7E50, #504B7E

Split complementary#4B7E6A, #4B607E

Tetradic#607E4B, #4B797E, #6A4B7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8C0BD

Lighter +30%#C5A19D

Lighter +20%#B2827D

Lighter +10%#9E645E

Darker −10%#5E3C38

Darker −20%#3E2725

Darker −30%#1E1312

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#973C32

Less saturated −25%#656464

Channel breakdown

R126

G80

B75

Red126 (49.4%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue5.88°

Saturation (HSL)25.37%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7E · G 50 · B 4B

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