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Recognised as Colour

#70153B

  • #70153B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#70153B is a red with RGB values 112, 21, 59 and HSL 335°, 68%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#70153B#70153B
HEX#70153B
RGBrgb(112, 21, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.0824, 0.2314
RGB percentages43.9%, 8.2%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(334.9, 68.4%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.9, 81.3%, 43.9%)
CMYK0%, 81.2%, 47.3%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,345,467
CSS custom property--colour: #70153B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.29:1
Contrast with white11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#8FEAC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A2F3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#434139no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7A0226no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 33.6Indian red · ΔE 36.1Pale violetred · ΔE 36.2Maroon · ΔE 38Medium violet red · ΔE 39Purple · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 33.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15704A
Analogous#701569, #701D15
Triadic#3B7015, #153B70
Split complementary#15701D, #156970
Tetradic#697015, #15704A, #1C1570

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E46D9F
Lighter +30%#DC4282
Lighter +20%#C62568
Lighter +10%#9B1D52
Darker −10%#450D24
Darker −20%#1A050E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#810438
Less saturated −25%#5F263E

Channel breakdown

R112
G21
B59
Red112 (43.9%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue334.95°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 70 · G 15 · B 3B

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