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Recognised as Colour

#72535B

  • #72535B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#72535B is a red with RGB values 114, 83, 91 and HSL 345°, 16%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#72535B#72535B
HEX#72535B
RGBrgb(114, 83, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3255, 0.3569
RGB percentages44.7%, 32.5%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(344.5, 15.7%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.5, 27.2%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 27.2%, 20.2%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,492,443
CSS custom property--colour: #72535B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#8DACA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#57585Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5D5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#775156no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.3Gray · ΔE 20.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Rosy brown · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53726A
Analogous#72536B, #725B53
Triadic#5B7253, #535B72
Split complementary#53725B, #536B72
Tetradic#6B7253, #53726A, #5B5372

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1C0C4
Lighter +30%#BCA2A9
Lighter +20%#A6858D
Lighter +10%#906873
Darker −10%#543E43
Darker −20%#37282C
Darker −30%#191314
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B3A4F
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R114
G83
B91
Red114 (44.7%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue344.52°
Saturation (HSL)15.74%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 53 · B 5B

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