Colour

#72292C

#72292C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#72292C is a red with RGB values 114, 41, 44 and HSL 358°, 47%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#72292C#72292C

HEX#72292C

RGBrgb(114, 41, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1608, 0.1725

RGB percentages44.7%, 16.1%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(357.5, 47.1%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 64%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 64%, 61.4%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,481,644

CSS custom property--colour: #72292C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.15:1

Contrast with white10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#8DD6D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B382Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D472Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7D1B2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 25.2 Sienna · ΔE 26.3 Maroon · ΔE 27.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 28.4 Indian red · ΔE 29.4 Dark red · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 25.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29726F

Analogous#722951, #724B29

Triadic#2C7229, #292C72

Split complementary#29724B, #295172

Tetradic#517229, #29726F, #4A2972

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D79093

Lighter +30%#CA6A6E

Lighter +20%#BC454A

Lighter +10%#98363A

Darker −10%#4C1C1E

Darker −20%#270E0F

Darker −30%#010101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#85161A

Less saturated −25%#5F3C3E

Channel breakdown

R114

G41

B44

Red114 (44.7%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue357.53°

Saturation (HSL)47.1%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 29 · B 2C

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