Recognised as Colour
#D7537E
- #D7537E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#D7537E is a red with RGB values 215, 83, 126 and HSL 340°, 62%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#D7537E#D7537E
HEX#D7537E
RGBrgb(215, 83, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.3255, 0.4941
RGB percentages84.3%, 32.5%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(340.5, 62.3%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.5, 61.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 61.4%, 41.4%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,111,614
CSS custom property--colour: #D7537E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#28AC81
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#53D7AC
Analogous#D753C0, #D76A53
Triadic#7ED753, #537ED7
Split complementary#53D76A, #53C0D7
Tetradic#C0D753, #53D7AC, #6A53D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G83
B126
Red215 (84.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue340.45°
Saturation (HSL)62.26%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 53 · B 7E
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