Recognised as Colour

#7F2531

#7F2531
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#7F2531 is a red with RGB values 127, 37, 49 and HSL 352°, 55%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#7F2531

RGBrgb(127, 37, 49)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.1451, 0.1922

RGB percentages49.8%, 14.5%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(352, 54.9%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352, 70.9%, 49.8%)

CMYK0%, 70.9%, 61.4%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,332,593

CSS custom property--colour: #7F2531;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.5:1

Contrast with white9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#80DACE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C3A31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#534D2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8B102Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 20.5 Maroon · ΔE 25.3 Indian red · ΔE 25.6 Sienna · ΔE 27.3 Dark red · ΔE 29.1 Firebrick · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 20.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#257F73

Analogous#7F255E, #7F4625

Triadic#317F25, #25317F

Split complementary#257F46, #255E7F

Tetradic#5E7F25, #257F73, #46257F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DF919B

Lighter +30%#D36A78

Lighter +20%#C84254

Lighter +10%#A63140

Darker −10%#581922

Darker −20%#300E13

Darker −30%#090203

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#931022

Less saturated −25%#6A3A40

Channel breakdown

R127

G37

B49

Red127 (49.8%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue352°

Saturation (HSL)54.88%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7F · G 25 · B 31

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