Colour
#740D03
- #740D03
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#740D03 is a red with RGB values 116, 13, 3 and HSL 5°, 95%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#740D03#740D03
HEX#740D03
RGBrgb(116, 13, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.051, 0.0118
RGB percentages45.5%, 5.1%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(5.3, 95%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.3, 97.4%, 45.5%)
CMYK0%, 88.8%, 97.4%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,605,507
CSS custom property--colour: #740D03;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.66:1
Contrast with white11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#8BF2FC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#036A74
Analogous#740331, #744603
Triadic#03740D, #0D0374
Split complementary#037446, #033174
Tetradic#317403, #036A74, #460374
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R116
G13
B3
Red116 (45.5%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue5.31°
Saturation (HSL)94.96%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 74 · G 0D · B 03
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