Colour

#724C4E

#724C4E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#724C4E is a red with RGB values 114, 76, 78 and HSL 357°, 20%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#724C4E

RGBrgb(114, 76, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.298, 0.3059

RGB percentages44.7%, 29.8%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(356.8, 20%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 33.3%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 33.3%, 31.6%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,490,638

CSS custom property--colour: #724C4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#8DB3B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#53524Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C594Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#79484Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19 Gray · ΔE 24.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.1 Slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C7270

Analogous#724C61, #725D4C

Triadic#4E724C, #4C4E72

Split complementary#4C725D, #4C6172

Tetradic#61724C, #4C7270, #5D4C72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1B9BB

Lighter +30%#BC9B9D

Lighter +20%#A87C7E

Lighter +10%#916063

Darker −10%#533839

Darker −20%#352324

Darker −30%#160F0F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8A3439

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R114

G76

B78

Red114 (44.7%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue356.84°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 4C · B 4E

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