Recognised as Colour

#70253E

#70253E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#70253E is a red with RGB values 112, 37, 62 and HSL 340°, 50%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#70253E

RGBrgb(112, 37, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.1451, 0.2431

RGB percentages43.9%, 14.5%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(340, 50.3%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 67%, 43.9%)

CMYK0%, 67%, 44.6%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,349,566

CSS custom property--colour: #70253E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.38:1

Contrast with white10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#8FDAC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#34373Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#48453Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Tritanopia#7A1C2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 33.5 Indian red · ΔE 34.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 35 Sienna · ΔE 38 Maroon · ΔE 38.1 Dim grey · ΔE 39.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 33.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#257057

Analogous#702563, #703225

Triadic#3E7025, #253E70

Split complementary#257031, #256470

Tetradic#637025, #257057, #322570

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D889A3

Lighter +30%#CB6386

Lighter +20%#BD3E68

Lighter +10%#963253

Darker −10%#4A1829

Darker −20%#230C14

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#831238

Less saturated −25%#5D3844

Channel breakdown

R112

G37

B62

Red112 (43.9%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)50.34%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 70 · G 25 · B 3E

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