Colour

#74002D

#74002D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#74002D is a red with RGB values 116, 0, 45 and HSL 337°, 100%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#74002D

RGBrgb(116, 0, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0, 0.1765

RGB percentages45.5%, 0%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(336.7, 100%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.7, 100%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 61.2%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,602,221

CSS custom property--colour: #74002D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.79:1

Contrast with white11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#8BFFD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#28292Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#443F2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Tritanopia#800017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 26.3 Maroon · ΔE 29.6 Indian red · ΔE 33 Dark red · ΔE 33.3 Firebrick · ΔE 34.4 Sienna · ΔE 38

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 26.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#007447

Analogous#740067, #740D00

Triadic#2D7400, #002D74

Split complementary#00740D, #006774

Tetradic#677400, #007447, #0D0074

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF418B

Lighter +30%#FF0E6B

Lighter +20%#DA0055

Lighter +10%#A70041

Darker −10%#410019

Darker −20%#0E0005

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#74002D

Less saturated −25%#660E30

Channel breakdown

R116

B45

Red116 (45.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue336.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 00 · B 2D

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