Recognised as Colour
#720D21
- #720D21
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#720D21 is a red with RGB values 114, 13, 33 and HSL 348°, 80%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#720D21#720D21
HEX#720D21
RGBrgb(114, 13, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.051, 0.1294
RGB percentages44.7%, 5.1%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(348.1, 79.5%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.1, 88.6%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 88.6%, 71.1%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,474,465
CSS custom property--colour: #720D21;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#8DF2DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D725E
Analogous#720D54, #722B0D
Triadic#21720D, #0D2172
Split complementary#0D722B, #0D5472
Tetradic#54720D, #0D725E, #2B0D72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R114
G13
B33
Red114 (44.7%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue348.12°
Saturation (HSL)79.53%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 0D · B 21
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