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Recognised as Colour

#70515A

  • #70515A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#70515A is a red with RGB values 112, 81, 90 and HSL 343°, 16%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#70515A#70515A
HEX#70515A
RGBrgb(112, 81, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3176, 0.3529
RGB percentages43.9%, 31.8%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(342.6, 16.1%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.6, 27.7%, 43.9%)
CMYK0%, 27.7%, 19.6%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,360,858
CSS custom property--colour: #70515A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#8FAEA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55565Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C5B59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#754F54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.8Gray · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Rosy brown · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#517067
Analogous#70516A, #705751
Triadic#5A7051, #515A70
Split complementary#517057, #516A70
Tetradic#6A7051, #517067, #575170

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0BDC3
Lighter +30%#BAA0A7
Lighter +20%#A5828C
Lighter +10%#8E6672
Darker −10%#523C42
Darker −20%#35262A
Darker −30%#171113
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#883950
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R112
G81
B90
Red112 (43.9%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue342.58°
Saturation (HSL)16.06%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 70 · G 51 · B 5A

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