Recognised as Colour

#72072F

#72072F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#72072F is a red with RGB values 114, 7, 47 and HSL 338°, 88%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#72072F#72072F

HEX#72072F

RGBrgb(114, 7, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0275, 0.1843

RGB percentages44.7%, 2.7%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(337.6, 88.4%, 23.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.6, 93.9%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 93.9%, 58.8%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,472,943

CSS custom property--colour: #72072F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.75:1

Contrast with white11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#8DF8D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292B30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#443F2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7D001Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 27.7 Maroon · ΔE 31 Indian red · ΔE 33.4 Dark red · ΔE 34.9 Firebrick · ΔE 36 Pale violetred · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 27.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#07724A

Analogous#720765, #721407

Triadic#2F7207, #072F72

Split complementary#077214, #076572

Tetradic#657207, #07724A, #140772

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4518E

Lighter +30%#F1216F

Lighter +20%#D20D57

Lighter +10%#A20A43

Darker −10%#42041B

Darker −20%#120107

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#79002D

Less saturated −25%#631633

Channel breakdown

R114

B47

Red114 (44.7%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue337.57°

Saturation (HSL)88.43%

Lightness23.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 07 · B 2F

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