Recognised as Colour

#722A2D

#722A2D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#722A2D is a red with RGB values 114, 42, 45 and HSL 358°, 46%, 31%. 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

#722A2D#722A2D

HEX#722A2D

RGBrgb(114, 42, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1647, 0.1765

RGB percentages44.7%, 16.5%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(357.5, 46.2%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 63.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 63.2%, 60.5%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,481,901

CSS custom property--colour: #722A2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.07:1

Contrast with white10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#8DD5D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C382Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E482Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7D1D2Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 25.6 Sienna · ΔE 26.4 Maroon · ΔE 28.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 28.6 Indian red · ΔE 29.5 Dark red · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 25.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A726F

Analogous#722A51, #724B2A

Triadic#2D722A, #2A2D72

Split complementary#2A724B, #2A5172

Tetradic#51722A, #2A726F, #4B2A72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D79194

Lighter +30%#C96C70

Lighter +20%#BB474C

Lighter +10%#97383C

Darker −10%#4D1C1E

Darker −20%#270F10

Darker −30%#020101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#86161B

Less saturated −25%#5F3E3F

Channel breakdown

R114

G42

B45

Red114 (44.7%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue357.5°

Saturation (HSL)46.15%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 2A · B 2D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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