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Recognised as Colour

#72595B

  • #72595B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#72595B is a red with RGB values 114, 89, 91 and HSL 355°, 12%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#72595B#72595B
HEX#72595B
RGBrgb(114, 89, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.349, 0.3569
RGB percentages44.7%, 34.9%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(355.2, 12.3%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.2, 21.9%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.9%, 20.2%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,493,979
CSS custom property--colour: #72595B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#8DA6A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5C5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#63615Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#77575Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.7Gray · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Rosy brown · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#597270
Analogous#725967, #726459
Triadic#5B7259, #595B72
Split complementary#597264, #596772
Tetradic#687259, #597270, #645972

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2C5C6
Lighter +30%#BBA9AA
Lighter +20%#A58C8E
Lighter +10%#8F6F72
Darker −10%#554344
Darker −20%#392C2D
Darker −30%#1C1616
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B4046
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R114
G89
B91
Red114 (44.7%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue355.2°
Saturation (HSL)12.32%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 72 · G 59 · B 5B

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