Colour

#74263F

#74263F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#74263F is a red with RGB values 116, 38, 63 and HSL 341°, 51%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#74263F

RGBrgb(116, 38, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.149, 0.2471

RGB percentages45.5%, 14.9%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(340.8, 50.6%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.8, 67.2%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 67.2%, 45.7%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,611,967

CSS custom property--colour: #74263F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.04:1

Contrast with white10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#8BD9C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#363840no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B483Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7E1C30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 32.1 Indian red · ΔE 32.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 33.9 Sienna · ΔE 37.1 Maroon · ΔE 37.1 Dim grey · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 32.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26745B

Analogous#742666, #743426

Triadic#3F7426, #263F74

Split complementary#267434, #266674

Tetradic#667426, #26745B, #342674

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D98DA5

Lighter +30%#CD6687

Lighter +20%#C04069

Lighter +10%#9A3354

Darker −10%#4E192A

Darker −20%#270D15

Darker −30%#010000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#871338

Less saturated −25%#613946

Channel breakdown

R116

G38

B63

Red116 (45.5%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue340.77°

Saturation (HSL)50.65%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 26 · B 3F

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