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Recognised as Colour

#73534B

  • #73534B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#73534B is a red with RGB values 115, 83, 75 and HSL 12°, 21%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#73534B#73534B
HEX#73534B
RGBrgb(115, 83, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.3255, 0.2941
RGB percentages45.1%, 32.5%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(12, 21.1%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 34.8%, 45.1%)
CMYK0%, 27.8%, 34.8%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,557,963
CSS custom property--colour: #73534B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#8CACB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A574Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#625D4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7A4F51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.8Gray · ΔE 21.8Rosy brown · ΔE 25.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4Slate grey · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B6B73
Analogous#734B57, #73674B
Triadic#4B7353, #534B73
Split complementary#4B7367, #4B5773
Tetradic#57734B, #4B6B73, #674B73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1BEB9
Lighter +30%#BDA19A
Lighter +20%#A9847B
Lighter +10%#92695F
Darker −10%#543D37
Darker −20%#352623
Darker −30%#16100F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B4533
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R115
G83
B75
Red115 (45.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)21.05%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 73 · G 53 · B 4B

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