Recognised as Colour

#70123C

#70123C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#70123C is a red with RGB values 112, 18, 60 and HSL 333°, 72%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#70123C

RGBrgb(112, 18, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.0706, 0.2353

RGB percentages43.9%, 7.1%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(333.2, 72.3%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.2, 83.9%, 43.9%)

CMYK0%, 83.9%, 46.4%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,344,700

CSS custom property--colour: #70123C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.41:1

Contrast with white11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#8FEDC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292E3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Deuteranopia#42403Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7A0025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 34.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 36.4 Indian red · ΔE 36.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 37.9 Maroon · ΔE 39 Purple · ΔE 39.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 34.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#127046

Analogous#70126B, #701712

Triadic#3C7012, #123C70

Split complementary#127017, #126B70

Tetradic#6B7012, #127046, #171270

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E767A0

Lighter +30%#E03B85

Lighter +20%#C8206B

Lighter +10%#9C1954

Darker −10%#440B24

Darker −20%#18040D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#80023A

Less saturated −25%#60223E

Channel breakdown

R112

G18

B60

Red112 (43.9%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue333.19°

Saturation (HSL)72.31%

Lightness25.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 70 · G 12 · B 3C

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