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Recognised as Colour

#724F55

  • #724F55
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#724F55 is a red with RGB values 114, 79, 85 and HSL 350°, 18%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#724F55#724F55
HEX#724F55
RGBrgb(114, 79, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3098, 0.3333
RGB percentages44.7%, 31%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(349.7, 18.1%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.7, 30.7%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 30.7%, 25.4%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,491,413
CSS custom property--colour: #724F55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#8DB0AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#545555no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D5B54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#784C51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.3Gray · ΔE 22.6Rosy brown · ΔE 26.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F726C
Analogous#724F66, #725B4F
Triadic#55724F, #4F5572
Split complementary#4F725B, #4F6672
Tetradic#67724F, #4F726C, #5B4F72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1BCC0
Lighter +30%#BC9EA3
Lighter +20%#A78087
Lighter +10%#90646B
Darker −10%#543A3F
Darker −20%#362528
Darker −30%#181012
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A3745
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R114
G79
B85
Red114 (44.7%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue349.71°
Saturation (HSL)18.13%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 4F · B 55

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