Recognised as Colour

#742A2D

#742A2D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#742A2D is a red with RGB values 116, 42, 45 and HSL 358°, 47%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#742A2D#742A2D

HEX#742A2D

RGBrgb(116, 42, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.1647, 0.1765

RGB percentages45.5%, 16.5%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(357.6, 46.8%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.6, 63.8%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 63.8%, 61.2%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,612,973

CSS custom property--colour: #742A2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05558WCAG 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 9.94:1

Contrast with white9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#8BD5D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C392Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F492Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7F1C2Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 24.6 Sienna · ΔE 25.9 Maroon · ΔE 27.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 28.1 Indian red · ΔE 28.7 Dark red · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 24.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A7471

Analogous#742A52, #744C2A

Triadic#2D742A, #2A2D74

Split complementary#2A744C, #2A5274

Tetradic#52742A, #2A7471, #4C2A74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D89295

Lighter +30%#CA6D71

Lighter +20%#BD474C

Lighter +10%#99383C

Darker −10%#4F1C1E

Darker −20%#290F10

Darker −30%#040101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#88161B

Less saturated −25%#603E3F

Channel breakdown

R116

G42

B45

Red116 (45.5%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue357.57°

Saturation (HSL)46.84%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 2A · B 2D

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Colour harmonies

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