Colour

#740D2B

#740D2B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#740D2B is a red with RGB values 116, 13, 43 and HSL 343°, 80%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#740D2B#740D2B

HEX#740D2B

RGBrgb(116, 13, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.051, 0.1686

RGB percentages45.5%, 5.1%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(342.5, 79.8%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.5, 88.8%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 88.8%, 62.9%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,605,547

CSS custom property--colour: #740D2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.44:1

Contrast with white11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#8BF2D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2C2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#464128no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#80001Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 24.2 Maroon · ΔE 27.2 Indian red · ΔE 31.1 Dark red · ΔE 31.2 Firebrick · ΔE 32.7 Sienna · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 24.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0D7456

Analogous#740D5E, #74220D

Triadic#2B740D, #0D2B74

Split complementary#0D7422, #0D5E74

Tetradic#5F740D, #0D7456, #230D74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ED6089

Lighter +30%#E83267

Lighter +20%#D0174D

Lighter +10%#A2123C

Darker −10%#46081A

Darker −20%#180309

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#810026

Less saturated −25%#641D32

Channel breakdown

R116

G13

B43

Red116 (45.5%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue342.52°

Saturation (HSL)79.84%

Lightness25.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 0D · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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