Recognised as Colour
#72040B
- #72040B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#72040B is a red with RGB values 114, 4, 11 and HSL 356°, 93%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#72040B#72040B
HEX#72040B
RGBrgb(114, 4, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0157, 0.0431
RGB percentages44.7%, 1.6%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(356.2, 93.2%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.2, 96.5%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 96.5%, 90.4%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,472,139
CSS custom property--colour: #72040B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.09:1
Contrast with white12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#8DFBF4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04726B
Analogous#720442, #723404
Triadic#0B7204, #040B72
Split complementary#047234, #044272
Tetradic#427204, #04726B, #340472
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R114
G4
B11
Red114 (44.7%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue356.18°
Saturation (HSL)93.22%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 04 · B 0B
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