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Recognised as Colour

#7E5566

  • #7E5566
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#7E5566 is a red with RGB values 126, 85, 102 and HSL 335°, 19%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#7E5566#7E5566
HEX#7E5566
RGBrgb(126, 85, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3333, 0.4
RGB percentages49.4%, 33.3%, 40%
HSLhsl(335.1, 19.4%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.1, 32.5%, 49.4%)
CMYK0%, 32.5%, 19%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,279,398
CSS custom property--colour: #7E5566;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#81AA99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595D67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#636365no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#84545Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.2Gray · ΔE 23.6Rosy brown · ΔE 24.6Slate grey · ΔE 26Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Pale violetred · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#557E6D
Analogous#7E557B, #7E5855
Triadic#667E55, #55667E
Split complementary#557E58, #557A7E
Tetradic#7A7E55, #557E6D, #58557E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9C6CE
Lighter +30%#C4A8B4
Lighter +20%#B08999
Lighter +10%#9B6B7F
Darker −10%#60404D
Darker −20%#412C35
Darker −30%#23171C
Darker −40%#040303
More saturated +25%#983B61
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R126
G85
B102
Red126 (49.4%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue335.12°
Saturation (HSL)19.43%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7E · G 55 · B 66

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