#79021b

Color #79021b

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Maroon #800000 · ΔE 15.79 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#79021b

RGB

rgb(121, 2, 27)

HSL

hsl(347.4, 96.7%, 24.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.4, 98.3%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 98.3%, 77.7%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(24.29, 46.44, 22.4)

LCH

lch(24.29, 51.56, 25.75)

OKLCH

oklch(36.6%, 0.1453, 20.26)

HWB

hwb(347.4, 0.8%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#027960

Analogous

#790256

#79021b

#792402

Triadic

#79021b

#1b7902

#021b79

Split-complementary

#79021b

#027924

#025679

Tetradic

#79021b

#796002

#027960

#021b79

Square

#79021b

#567902

#027960

#240279

Shades

Color #79021b mixed toward black.

#650216

#510112

#3c010d

#280109

#140004

Tints

Color #79021b mixed toward white.

#b80329

#f80437

#fc4168

#fd809a

#fec0cd

Tones

Color #79021b mixed toward gray.

#6f0c21

#651626

#5b202c

#512a32

#473438

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.84:1

White text reads better on this background (11.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5c17 · ΔE 41.5

Deuteranopia

#616616 · ΔE 45.5

Tritanopia

#761312 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 25

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #79021b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79021b]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#79021b (#79021b) is rgb(121, 2, 27) in RGB.

No, #79021b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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