Recognised as Colour

#74394F

#74394F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#74394F is a red with RGB values 116, 57, 79 and HSL 338°, 34%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#74394F

RGBrgb(116, 57, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2235, 0.3098

RGB percentages45.5%, 22.4%, 31%

HSLhsl(337.6, 34.1%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.6, 50.9%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 50.9%, 31.9%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,616,847

CSS custom property--colour: #74394F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1

Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#8BC6B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#414550no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#51504Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7C3541no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 31.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 33 Rosy brown · ΔE 34.4 Indian red · ΔE 35.6 Gray · ΔE 35.7 Slate grey · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 31.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39745E

Analogous#74396C, #744139

Triadic#4F7439, #394F74

Split complementary#397441, #396C74

Tetradic#6C7439, #39745E, #413974

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3A6B7

Lighter +30%#C2849B

Lighter +20%#B2617F

Lighter +10%#964A66

Darker −10%#522838

Darker −20%#301720

Darker −30%#0D0709

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8A234A

Less saturated −25%#5E4F54

Channel breakdown

R116

G57

B79

Red116 (45.5%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue337.63°

Saturation (HSL)34.1%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 39 · B 4F

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