Recognised as Colour

#73424B

#73424B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#73424B is a red with RGB values 115, 66, 75 and HSL 349°, 27%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#73424B#73424B

HEX#73424B

RGBrgb(115, 66, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.2588, 0.2941

RGB percentages45.1%, 25.9%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(349, 27.1%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349, 42.6%, 45.1%)

CMYK0%, 42.6%, 34.8%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,553,611

CSS custom property--colour: #73424B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#8CBDB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4B4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#56544Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7B3E45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25 Gray · ΔE 29.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.1 Sienna · ΔE 34 Slate grey · ΔE 34.1 Indian red · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42736A

Analogous#734264, #735242

Triadic#4B7342, #424B73

Split complementary#427352, #426473

Tetradic#647342, #42736A, #524273

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1B0B6

Lighter +30%#BF8F98

Lighter +20%#AC6F7A

Lighter +10%#935560

Darker −10%#532F36

Darker −20%#321D21

Darker −30%#120A0C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8A2B3D

Less saturated −25%#5C5959

Channel breakdown

R115

G66

B75

Red115 (45.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue348.98°

Saturation (HSL)27.07%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 73 · G 42 · B 4B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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