Colour
#74191E
- #74191E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#74191E is a red with RGB values 116, 25, 30 and HSL 357°, 65%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#74191E#74191E
HEX#74191E
RGBrgb(116, 25, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.098, 0.1176
RGB percentages45.5%, 9.8%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(356.7, 64.5%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 78.4%, 45.5%)
CMYK0%, 78.4%, 74.1%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,608,606
CSS custom property--colour: #74191E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#8BE6E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#19746F
Analogous#74194B, #744219
Triadic#1E7419, #191E74
Split complementary#197441, #194C74
Tetradic#4C7419, #19746F, #421974
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R116
G25
B30
Red116 (45.5%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue356.7°
Saturation (HSL)64.54%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 74 · G 19 · B 1E
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