Colour

#7E5249

#7E5249
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#7E5249 is a red with RGB values 126, 82, 73 and HSL 10°, 27%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7E5249

RGBrgb(126, 82, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3216, 0.2863

RGB percentages49.4%, 32.2%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(10.2, 26.6%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.2, 42.1%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 34.9%, 42.1%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,278,601

CSS custom property--colour: #7E5249;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#81ADB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5848no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#666148no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#874C50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.9 Gray · ΔE 25.7 Sienna · ΔE 26.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.7 Indian red · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49757E

Analogous#7E495B, #7E6D49

Triadic#497E52, #52497E

Split complementary#497E6D, #495A7E

Tetradic#5B7E49, #49757E, #6D497E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8C0BB

Lighter +30%#C5A29B

Lighter +20%#B2847B

Lighter +10%#9E675C

Darker −10%#5E3D36

Darker −20%#3D2824

Darker −30%#1D1311

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#974230

Less saturated −25%#656262

Channel breakdown

R126

G82

B73

Red126 (49.4%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue10.19°

Saturation (HSL)26.63%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7E · G 52 · B 49

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