Recognised as Colour

#742E4A

#742E4A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#742E4A is a red with RGB values 116, 46, 74 and HSL 336°, 43%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#742E4A

RGBrgb(116, 46, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.1804, 0.2902

RGB percentages45.5%, 18%, 29%

HSLhsl(336, 43.2%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336, 60.3%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 60.3%, 36.2%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,614,026

CSS custom property--colour: #742E4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#8BD1B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#393E4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C4B48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7D2939no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 33 Indian red · ΔE 35.3 Brown · ΔE 36.8 Dim grey · ΔE 36.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 38.7 Sienna · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 32.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E7458

Analogous#742E6D, #74352E

Triadic#4A742E, #2E4A74

Split complementary#2E7435, #2E6D74

Tetradic#6D742E, #2E7458, #352E74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D698B1

Lighter +30%#C87395

Lighter +20%#B94F79

Lighter +10%#993C61

Darker −10%#4F2033

Darker −20%#2B111B

Darker −30%#060304

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#881A46

Less saturated −25%#60424E

Channel breakdown

R116

G46

B74

Red116 (45.5%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue336°

Saturation (HSL)43.21%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 2E · B 4A

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