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Recognised as Colour

#74374A

  • #74374A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#74374A is a red with RGB values 116, 55, 74 and HSL 341°, 36%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#74374A#74374A
HEX#74374A
RGBrgb(116, 55, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2157, 0.2902
RGB percentages45.5%, 21.6%, 29%
HSLhsl(341.3, 35.7%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.3, 52.6%, 45.5%)
CMYK0%, 52.6%, 36.2%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,616,330
CSS custom property--colour: #74374A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#8BC8B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#41434Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#514F49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7D323Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 31.7Pale violetred · ΔE 33.3Indian red · ΔE 34.2Rosy brown · ΔE 34.6Gray · ΔE 36.4Brown · ΔE 36.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 31.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#377461
Analogous#743769, #744337
Triadic#4A7437, #374A74
Split complementary#377443, #376974
Tetradic#697437, #377461, #423774

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4A3B2
Lighter +30%#C38195
Lighter +20%#B35E79
Lighter +10%#974760
Darker −10%#512734
Darker −20%#2F161E
Darker −30%#0C0608
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#892242
Less saturated −25%#5F4C52

Channel breakdown

R116
G55
B74
Red116 (45.5%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue341.31°
Saturation (HSL)35.67%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 74 · G 37 · B 4A

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