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Recognised as Colour

#7E565C

  • #7E565C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#7E565C is a red with RGB values 126, 86, 92 and HSL 351°, 19%, 42%. 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

#7E565C#7E565C
HEX#7E565C
RGBrgb(126, 86, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.3373, 0.3608
RGB percentages49.4%, 33.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(351, 18.9%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351, 31.7%, 49.4%)
CMYK0%, 31.7%, 27%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,279,644
CSS custom property--colour: #7E565C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#81A9A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5C5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#66635Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#855358no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.1Gray · ΔE 21.8Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 26.8Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#567E78
Analogous#7E5670, #7E6456
Triadic#5C7E56, #565C7E
Split complementary#567E64, #56707E
Tetradic#707E56, #567E78, #64567E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9C7CA
Lighter +30%#C4A9AD
Lighter +20%#AF8B90
Lighter +10%#9B6C73
Darker −10%#604146
Darker −20%#412D30
Darker −30%#23181A
Darker −40%#050303
More saturated +25%#993C49
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R126
G86
B92
Red126 (49.4%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue351°
Saturation (HSL)18.87%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7E · G 56 · B 5C

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