Colour
#722A2E
- #722A2E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#722A2E is a red with RGB values 114, 42, 46 and HSL 357°, 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
#722A2E#722A2E
HEX#722A2E
RGBrgb(114, 42, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1647, 0.1804
RGB percentages44.7%, 16.5%, 18%
HSLhsl(356.7, 46.2%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 63.2%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 63.2%, 59.6%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,481,902
CSS custom property--colour: #722A2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.9 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 black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#8DD5D1
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A726E
Analogous#722A52, #724A2A
Triadic#2E722A, #2A2E72
Split complementary#2A724A, #2A5272
Tetradic#52722A, #2A726E, #4A2A72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R114
G42
B46
Red114 (44.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue356.67°
Saturation (HSL)46.15%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 2A · B 2E
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