Recognised as Colour
#74161C
- #74161C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#74161C is a red with RGB values 116, 22, 28 and HSL 356°, 68%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#74161C#74161C
HEX#74161C
RGBrgb(116, 22, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.0863, 0.1098
RGB percentages45.5%, 8.6%, 11%
HSLhsl(356.2, 68.1%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.2, 81%, 45.5%)
CMYK0%, 81%, 75.9%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,607,836
CSS custom property--colour: #74161C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#8BE9E3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#16746E
Analogous#74164B, #743F16
Triadic#1C7416, #161C74
Split complementary#16743F, #164B74
Tetradic#4B7416, #16746E, #3F1674
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R116
G22
B28
Red116 (45.5%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue356.17°
Saturation (HSL)68.12%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 74 · G 16 · B 1C
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