Recognised as Colour
#74121F
- #74121F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#74121F is a red with RGB values 116, 18, 31 and HSL 352°, 73%, 26%. 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
#74121F#74121F
HEX#74121F
RGBrgb(116, 18, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.0706, 0.1216
RGB percentages45.5%, 7.1%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(352, 73.1%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352, 84.5%, 45.5%)
CMYK0%, 84.5%, 73.3%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,606,815
CSS custom property--colour: #74121F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04245WCAG 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 11.36:1
Contrast with white11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#8BEDE0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#127467
Analogous#741250, #743612
Triadic#1F7412, #121F74
Split complementary#127436, #125074
Tetradic#507412, #127467, #361274
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R116
G18
B31
Red116 (45.5%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue352.04°
Saturation (HSL)73.13%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 74 · G 12 · B 1F
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