Colour

#73554E

#73554E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#73554E is a red with RGB values 115, 85, 78 and HSL 11°, 19%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#73554E

RGBrgb(115, 85, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.3333, 0.3059

RGB percentages45.1%, 33.3%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(11.4, 19.2%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.4, 32.2%, 45.1%)

CMYK0%, 26.1%, 32.2%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,558,478

CSS custom property--colour: #73554E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#8CAAB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C584Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#635E4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7A5153no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.4 Gray · ΔE 20.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3 Slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E6C73

Analogous#734E5A, #73684E

Triadic#4E7355, #554E73

Split complementary#4E7368, #4E5A73

Tetradic#5A734E, #4E6C73, #684E73

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1C0BC

Lighter +30%#BDA39D

Lighter +20%#A8877F

Lighter +10%#916B63

Darker −10%#553F39

Darker −20%#362825

Darker −30%#181210

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8B4636

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R115

G85

B78

Red115 (45.1%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue11.35°

Saturation (HSL)19.17%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 73 · G 55 · B 4E

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