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Recognised as Colour

#735D5B

  • #735D5B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#735D5B is a red with RGB values 115, 93, 91 and HSL 5°, 12%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#735D5B#735D5B
HEX#735D5B
RGBrgb(115, 93, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.3647, 0.3569
RGB percentages45.1%, 36.5%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(5, 11.7%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5, 20.9%, 45.1%)
CMYK0%, 19.1%, 20.9%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,560,539
CSS custom property--colour: #735D5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#8CA2A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#61605Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#66645Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#785B5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.1Gray · ΔE 15.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.7Rosy brown · ΔE 23.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B7173
Analogous#735B65, #73695B
Triadic#5B735D, #5D5B73
Split complementary#5B7369, #5B6573
Tetradic#65735B, #5B7173, #695B73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3C8C7
Lighter +30%#BCACAB
Lighter +20%#A6908E
Lighter +10%#8F7472
Darker −10%#574644
Darker −20%#3A2F2E
Darker −30%#1E1817
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#8D4841
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R115
G93
B91
Red115 (45.1%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue5°
Saturation (HSL)11.65%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 73 · G 5D · B 5B

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