Recognised as Colour
#73072A
- #73072A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#73072A is a red with RGB values 115, 7, 42 and HSL 341°, 89%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#73072A#73072A
HEX#73072A
RGBrgb(115, 7, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.0275, 0.1647
RGB percentages45.1%, 2.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(340.6, 88.5%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.6, 93.9%, 45.1%)
CMYK0%, 93.9%, 63.5%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,538,474
CSS custom property--colour: #73072A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#8CF8D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#077350
Analogous#730760, #731A07
Triadic#2A7307, #072A73
Split complementary#07731A, #076073
Tetradic#607307, #077350, #1A0773
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R115
G7
B42
Red115 (45.1%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue340.56°
Saturation (HSL)88.52%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 73 · G 07 · B 2A
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