Colour

#74334A

#74334A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#74334A is a red with RGB values 116, 51, 74 and HSL 339°, 39%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#74334A

RGBrgb(116, 51, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2, 0.2902

RGB percentages45.5%, 20%, 29%

HSLhsl(338.8, 38.9%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 56%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 56%, 36.2%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,615,306

CSS custom property--colour: #74334A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.07:1

Contrast with white9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#8BCCB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D414Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E4D48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7D2E3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 33 Dim grey · ΔE 34.1 Indian red · ΔE 34.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 36.4 Brown · ΔE 36.6 Sienna · ΔE 38.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 33.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#33745D

Analogous#74336B, #743D33

Triadic#4A7433, #334A74

Split complementary#33743C, #336B74

Tetradic#6A7433, #33745D, #3C3374

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D59EB2

Lighter +30%#C57B95

Lighter +20%#B55879

Lighter +10%#974361

Darker −10%#512333

Darker −20%#2D141D

Darker −30%#0A0406

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#891E44

Less saturated −25%#5F4850

Channel breakdown

R116

G51

B74

Red116 (45.5%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue338.77°

Saturation (HSL)38.92%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 33 · B 4A

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