Recognised as Colour

#72473A

#72473A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#72473A is a red with RGB values 114, 71, 58 and HSL 14°, 33%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#72473A

RGBrgb(114, 71, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.2784, 0.2275

RGB percentages44.7%, 27.8%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(13.9, 32.6%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.9, 49.1%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 37.7%, 49.1%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,489,338

CSS custom property--colour: #72473A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1

Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#8DB8C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514C39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C553Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7B4044no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 24.8 Sienna · ΔE 25.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 27.4 Gray · ΔE 29.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.2 Indian red · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A6572

Analogous#723A49, #72633A

Triadic#3A7247, #473A72

Split complementary#3A7263, #3A4972

Tetradic#49723A, #3A6572, #633A72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2B0A6

Lighter +30%#C19284

Lighter +20%#AF7463

Lighter +10%#945C4B

Darker −10%#503229

Darker −20%#2E1D18

Darker −30%#0D0806

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#883B25

Less saturated −25%#5D5350

Channel breakdown

R114

G71

B58

Red114 (44.7%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue13.93°

Saturation (HSL)32.56%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 47 · B 3A

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