Colour

#74253F

#74253F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#74253F is a red with RGB values 116, 37, 63 and HSL 340°, 52%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#74253F

RGBrgb(116, 37, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.1451, 0.2471

RGB percentages45.5%, 14.5%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(340.3, 51.6%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 68.1%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 68.1%, 45.7%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,611,711

CSS custom property--colour: #74253F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.1:1

Contrast with white10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#8BDAC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#353840no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A473Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7E1B2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 32.2 Indian red · ΔE 33.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 33.9 Maroon · ΔE 37.2 Sienna · ΔE 37.4 Dim grey · ΔE 40.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 32.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25745A

Analogous#742566, #743225

Triadic#3F7425, #253F74

Split complementary#257433, #256674

Tetradic#677425, #25745A, #332574

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DA8BA5

Lighter +30%#CE6487

Lighter +20%#C13E69

Lighter +10%#9B3154

Darker −10%#4D192A

Darker −20%#270C15

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#871238

Less saturated −25%#613846

Channel breakdown

R116

G37

B63

Red116 (45.5%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue340.25°

Saturation (HSL)51.63%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 25 · B 3F

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