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Recognised as Colour

#62072A

  • #62072A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#62072A is a red with RGB values 98, 7, 42 and HSL 337°, 87%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#62072A#62072A
HEX#62072A
RGBrgb(98, 7, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.0275, 0.1647
RGB percentages38.4%, 2.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(336.9, 86.7%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.9, 92.9%, 38.4%)
CMYK0%, 92.9%, 57.1%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,424,362
CSS custom property--colour: #62072A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.26:1
Contrast with white13.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#9DF8D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#22242Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#393628no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6C0018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 32.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#07623F
Analogous#620758, #621107
Triadic#2A6207, #072A62
Split complementary#076211, #075862
Tetradic#586207, #07623F, #110762

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F24386
Lighter +30%#EE1468
Lighter +20%#C10E53
Lighter +10%#920A3E
Darker −10%#320416
Darker −20%#030001
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#690028
Less saturated −25%#55142D

Channel breakdown

R98
G7
B42
Red98 (38.4%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue336.92°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 62 · G 07 · B 2A

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