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Recognised as Colour

#72403D

  • #72403D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#72403D is a red with RGB values 114, 64, 61 and HSL 3°, 30%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#72403D#72403D
HEX#72403D
RGBrgb(114, 64, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.251, 0.2392
RGB percentages44.7%, 25.1%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(3.4, 30.3%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.4, 46.5%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 43.9%, 46.5%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,487,549
CSS custom property--colour: #72403D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#8DBFC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B483Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#57523Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7B393Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 26.7Sienna · ΔE 27.8Saddle brown · ΔE 30.4Rosy brown · ΔE 31.2Gray · ΔE 31.7Indian red · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 26.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D6F72
Analogous#723D54, #725B3D
Triadic#3D7240, #403D72
Split complementary#3D725B, #3D5472
Tetradic#54723D, #3D6F72, #5B3D72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1ACAA
Lighter +30%#C08C88
Lighter +20%#AE6B67
Lighter +10%#93534F
Darker −10%#512D2B
Darker −20%#301B19
Darker −30%#0E0808
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#882D27
Less saturated −25%#5C5353

Channel breakdown

R114
G64
B61
Red114 (44.7%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue3.4°
Saturation (HSL)30.29%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 40 · B 3D

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