Colour

#72031F

#72031F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#72031F is a red with RGB values 114, 3, 31 and HSL 345°, 95%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#72031F

RGBrgb(114, 3, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0118, 0.1216

RGB percentages44.7%, 1.2%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(344.9, 94.9%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.9, 97.4%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 97.4%, 72.8%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,471,903

CSS custom property--colour: #72031F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.01:1

Contrast with white12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#8DFCE0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B281Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#453E1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7E0011no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 20.3 Maroon · ΔE 21 Dark red · ΔE 25.2 Firebrick · ΔE 28.3 Indian red · ΔE 30.9 Sienna · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 20.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#037256

Analogous#720357, #721E03

Triadic#1F7203, #031F72

Split complementary#03721E, #035772

Tetradic#577203, #037256, #1E0372

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FA4774

Lighter +30%#F9154F

Lighter +20%#D5063A

Lighter +10%#A4042D

Darker −10%#400211

Darker −20%#0F0004

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#75001E

Less saturated −25%#631226

Channel breakdown

R114

B31

Red114 (44.7%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue344.86°

Saturation (HSL)94.87%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 03 · B 1F

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