Colour

#72514B

#72514B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#72514B is a red with RGB values 114, 81, 75 and HSL 9°, 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

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HEX#72514B

RGBrgb(114, 81, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3176, 0.2941

RGB percentages44.7%, 31.8%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(9.2, 20.6%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 34.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 28.9%, 34.2%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,491,915

CSS custom property--colour: #72514B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0997WCAG 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 7.01:1

Contrast with white7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#8DAEB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#58554Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#605B4Bno 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 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.1 Gray · ΔE 22.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Slate grey · ΔE 28.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B6C72

Analogous#724B59, #72654B

Triadic#4B7251, #514B72

Split complementary#4B7265, #4B5872

Tetradic#59724B, #4B6C72, #654B72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1BCB8

Lighter +30%#BC9F9A

Lighter +20%#A8827B

Lighter +10%#91675F

Darker −10%#533B37

Darker −20%#342523

Darker −30%#160F0E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8A4133

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R114

G81

B75

Red114 (44.7%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue9.23°

Saturation (HSL)20.63%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 51 · B 4B

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