Recognised as Colour
#73072D
- #73072D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#73072D is a red with RGB values 115, 7, 45 and HSL 339°, 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
#73072D#73072D
HEX#73072D
RGBrgb(115, 7, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.0275, 0.1765
RGB percentages45.1%, 2.7%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(338.9, 88.5%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.9, 93.9%, 45.1%)
CMYK0%, 93.9%, 60.9%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,538,477
CSS custom property--colour: #73072D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#8CF8D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#07734D
Analogous#730763, #731707
Triadic#2D7307, #072D73
Split complementary#077317, #076373
Tetradic#637307, #07734D, #170773
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R115
G7
B45
Red115 (45.1%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue338.89°
Saturation (HSL)88.52%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 73 · G 07 · B 2D
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