Recognised as Colour
#70082B
- #70082B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#70082B is a red with RGB values 112, 8, 43 and HSL 340°, 87%, 24%. 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
#70082B#70082B
HEX#70082B
RGBrgb(112, 8, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.0314, 0.1686
RGB percentages43.9%, 3.1%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(339.8, 86.7%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.8, 92.9%, 43.9%)
CMYK0%, 92.9%, 61.6%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,342,123
CSS custom property--colour: #70082B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.2 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#212121
Inverted#8FF7D4
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#08704D
Analogous#70085F, #701908
Triadic#2B7008, #082B70
Split complementary#087019, #085F70
Tetradic#5F7008, #08704D, #190870
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R112
G8
B43
Red112 (43.9%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue339.81°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 70 · G 08 · B 2B
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