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Recognised as Colour

#72304C

  • #72304C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#72304C is a red with RGB values 114, 48, 76 and HSL 335°, 41%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#72304C#72304C
HEX#72304C
RGBrgb(114, 48, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.1882, 0.298
RGB percentages44.7%, 18.8%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(334.5, 40.7%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.5, 57.9%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 57.9%, 33.3%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,483,468
CSS custom property--colour: #72304C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#8DCFB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A3F4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4B4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7A2C3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 33.5Dim grey · ΔE 35.6Indian red · ΔE 36.5Rosy brown · ΔE 38.2Brown · ΔE 38.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 33.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#307256
Analogous#72306D, #723530
Triadic#4C7230, #304C72
Split complementary#307235, #306D72
Tetradic#6D7230, #307256, #353072

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D49AB3
Lighter +30%#C57697
Lighter +20%#B6527C
Lighter +10%#963F64
Darker −10%#4E2134
Darker −20%#2A121C
Darker −30%#060304
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#861C49
Less saturated −25%#5E444F

Channel breakdown

R114
G48
B76
Red114 (44.7%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue334.55°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 30 · B 4C

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