Recognised as Colour

#70152F

#70152F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#70152F is a red with RGB values 112, 21, 47 and HSL 343°, 68%, 26%. 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

#70152F#70152F

HEX#70152F

RGBrgb(112, 21, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.0824, 0.1843

RGB percentages43.9%, 8.2%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(342.9, 68.4%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 81.3%, 43.9%)

CMYK0%, 81.2%, 58%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,345,455

CSS custom property--colour: #70152F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.43:1

Contrast with white11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#8FEAD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2E2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#45402Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7B0020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 27.4 Maroon · ΔE 30.7 Indian red · ΔE 32.5 Dark red · ΔE 34.8 Sienna · ΔE 35.4 Firebrick · ΔE 36.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 27.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#157056

Analogous#70155C, #702815

Triadic#2F7015, #152F70

Split complementary#157028, #155C70

Tetradic#5D7015, #157056, #291570

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E46D8F

Lighter +30%#DC426E

Lighter +20%#C62553

Lighter +10%#9B1D41

Darker −10%#450D1D

Darker −20%#1A050B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#810428

Less saturated −25%#5F2636

Channel breakdown

R112

G21

B47

Red112 (43.9%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue342.86°

Saturation (HSL)68.42%

Lightness26.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 70 · G 15 · B 2F

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