Recognised as Colour

#720B1C

#720B1C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#720B1C is a red with RGB values 114, 11, 28 and HSL 350°, 82%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

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HEX#720B1C

RGBrgb(114, 11, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0431, 0.1098

RGB percentages44.7%, 4.3%, 11%

HSLhsl(350.1, 82.4%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.1, 90.4%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 90.4%, 75.4%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,473,948

CSS custom property--colour: #720B1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.8:1

Contrast with white11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#8DF4E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2A1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#463F18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7E0013no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 18.8 Brown · ΔE 18.9 Dark red · ΔE 23.2 Firebrick · ΔE 27 Sienna · ΔE 28.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 18.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0B7261

Analogous#720B50, #722D0B

Triadic#1C720B, #0B1C72

Split complementary#0B722D, #0B5072

Tetradic#50720B, #0B7261, #2D0B72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EF5A73

Lighter +30%#EB2B4B

Lighter +20%#CF1433

Lighter +10%#A10F27

Darker −10%#430711

Darker −20%#150205

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7D0015

Less saturated −25%#621B26

Channel breakdown

R114

G11

B28

Red114 (44.7%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue350.1°

Saturation (HSL)82.4%

Lightness24.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 0B · B 1C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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