Colour

#74263D

#74263D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#74263D is a red with RGB values 116, 38, 61 and HSL 342°, 51%, 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#74263D

RGBrgb(116, 38, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.149, 0.2392

RGB percentages45.5%, 14.9%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(342.3, 50.6%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.3, 67.2%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 67.2%, 47.4%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,611,965

CSS custom property--colour: #74263D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.06:1

Contrast with white10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#8BD9C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#36383Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B483Bno 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 11.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 31.1 Indian red · ΔE 32.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 34.1 Sienna · ΔE 35.9 Maroon · ΔE 36 Saddle brown · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 31.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26745D

Analogous#742664, #743626

Triadic#3D7426, #263D74

Split complementary#267436, #266474

Tetradic#647426, #26745D, #362674

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D98DA3

Lighter +30%#CD6684

Lighter +20%#C04066

Lighter +10%#9A3351

Darker −10%#4E1929

Darker −20%#270D15

Darker −30%#010000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#871335

Less saturated −25%#613945

Channel breakdown

R116

G38

B61

Red116 (45.5%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue342.31°

Saturation (HSL)50.65%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 26 · B 3D

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