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Earthyred

Quiet Crimson Mirror

#7f493c
Notes

Quiet Crimson Mirror (#7F493C) is a true red with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (12°, 36%, 37%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary cyan. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#7f493c
RGB
rgb(127, 73, 60)
HSL
hsl(12, 36%, 37%)
HWB
hwb(12 24% 50%)
OKLCH
oklch(46.6% 0.077 34.4)
HSV
hsv(12, 53%, 50%)
LAB
lab(37.12% 21.51 17.67)
LCH
lch(37.12% 27.84 39.39)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 43%, 53%, 50%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#7f493c
Original
#56503b
Protanopia
#635c3b
Deuteranopia
#8a4046
Tritanopia
#545454
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon White
7.19:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon Black
2.92:1

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