Colour

#70072E

#70072E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#70072E is a red with RGB values 112, 7, 46 and HSL 338°, 88%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#70072E#70072E

HEX#70072E

RGBrgb(112, 7, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.0275, 0.1804

RGB percentages43.9%, 2.7%, 18%

HSLhsl(337.7, 88.2%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.7, 93.8%, 43.9%)

CMYK0%, 93.8%, 58.9%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,341,870

CSS custom property--colour: #70072E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.94:1

Contrast with white11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#8FF8D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#282A2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#423E2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#7B001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 28 Maroon · ΔE 31.2 Indian red · ΔE 33.9 Dark red · ΔE 35.1 Firebrick · ΔE 36.4 Sienna · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 28.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#077049

Analogous#700762, #701507

Triadic#2E7007, #072E70

Split complementary#077015, #076270

Tetradic#627007, #077049, #150770

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F44F8C

Lighter +30%#F11F6D

Lighter +20%#D00D55

Lighter +10%#A00A42

Darker −10%#40041A

Darker −20%#100107

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#77002C

Less saturated −25%#611632

Channel breakdown

R112

B46

Red112 (43.9%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue337.71°

Saturation (HSL)88.24%

Lightness23.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 70 · G 07 · B 2E

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