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Colour

#72514A

  • #72514A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#72514A is a red with RGB values 114, 81, 74 and HSL 10°, 21%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#72514A#72514A
HEX#72514A
RGBrgb(114, 81, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3176, 0.2902
RGB percentages44.7%, 31.8%, 29%
HSLhsl(10.5, 21.3%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.5, 35.1%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 28.9%, 35.1%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,491,914
CSS custom property--colour: #72514A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#8DAEB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585549no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#605B4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#794D4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.3Gray · ΔE 22.5Rosy brown · ΔE 26.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.6Slate grey · ΔE 29.3Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A6B72
Analogous#724A57, #72654A
Triadic#4A7251, #514A72
Split complementary#4A7265, #4A5772
Tetradic#57724A, #4A6B72, #654A72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1BCB7
Lighter +30%#BC9F99
Lighter +20%#A8827A
Lighter +10%#91675E
Darker −10%#533B36
Darker −20%#342522
Darker −30%#150F0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A4233
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R114
G81
B74
Red114 (44.7%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue10.5°
Saturation (HSL)21.28%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 51 · B 4A

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