Colour
#74181C
- #74181C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#74181C is a red with RGB values 116, 24, 28 and HSL 357°, 66%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#74181C#74181C
HEX#74181C
RGBrgb(116, 24, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.0941, 0.1098
RGB percentages45.5%, 9.4%, 11%
HSLhsl(357.4, 65.7%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.4, 79.3%, 45.5%)
CMYK0%, 79.3%, 75.9%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,608,348
CSS custom property--colour: #74181C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#8BE7E3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#187470
Analogous#74184A, #744218
Triadic#1C7418, #181C74
Split complementary#187442, #184A74
Tetradic#4A7418, #187470, #421874
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R116
G24
B28
Red116 (45.5%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue357.39°
Saturation (HSL)65.71%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 74 · G 18 · B 1C
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