Recognised as Colour
#72210B
- #72210B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#72210B is a red with RGB values 114, 33, 11 and HSL 13°, 82%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#72210B#72210B
HEX#72210B
RGBrgb(114, 33, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1294, 0.0431
RGB percentages44.7%, 12.9%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(12.8, 82.4%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.8, 90.4%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 71.1%, 90.4%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,479,563
CSS custom property--colour: #72210B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#8DDEF4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B5C72
Analogous#720B29, #72550B
Triadic#0B7221, #210B72
Split complementary#0B7255, #0B2872
Tetradic#28720B, #0B5C72, #550B72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R114
G33
B11
Red114 (44.7%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue12.82°
Saturation (HSL)82.4%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 21 · B 0B
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