Colour

#72564F

#72564F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#72564F is a red with RGB values 114, 86, 79 and HSL 12°, 18%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#72564F#72564F

HEX#72564F

RGBrgb(114, 86, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.3373, 0.3098

RGB percentages44.7%, 33.7%, 31%

HSLhsl(12, 18.1%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 30.7%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 24.6%, 30.7%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,493,199

CSS custom property--colour: #72564F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#8DA9B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C594Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#635F4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#795254no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.5 Gray · ΔE 19.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F6B72

Analogous#724F5A, #72684F

Triadic#4F7256, #564F72

Split complementary#4F7268, #4F5A72

Tetradic#5A724F, #4F6B72, #684F72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1C0BC

Lighter +30%#BCA49E

Lighter +20%#A78880

Lighter +10%#906D64

Darker −10%#543F3A

Darker −20%#362925

Darker −30%#181210

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8A4837

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R114

G86

B79

Red114 (44.7%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)18.13%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 56 · B 4F

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Colour values

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