Colour

#72173B

#72173B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#72173B is a red with RGB values 114, 23, 59 and HSL 336°, 66%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#72173B

RGBrgb(114, 23, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.0902, 0.2314

RGB percentages44.7%, 9%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(336.3, 66.4%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 79.8%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 79.8%, 48.2%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,477,051

CSS custom property--colour: #72173B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.05:1

Contrast with white11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#8DE8C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C313Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Deuteranopia#454239no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7C0427no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 32.5 Indian red · ΔE 35 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.5 Maroon · ΔE 37 Medium violet red · ΔE 39.1 Sienna · ΔE 40.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 32.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#17724E

Analogous#721768, #722117

Triadic#3B7217, #173B72

Split complementary#177221, #176872

Tetradic#687217, #17724E, #211772

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3729F

Lighter +30%#DA4882

Lighter +20%#C72867

Lighter +10%#9C2051

Darker −10%#480E25

Darker −20%#1D060F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#830637

Less saturated −25%#61283F

Channel breakdown

R114

G23

B59

Red114 (44.7%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue336.26°

Saturation (HSL)66.42%

Lightness26.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 17 · B 3B

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