Colour

#74493D

#74493D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#74493D is a red with RGB values 116, 73, 61 and HSL 13°, 31%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#74493D

RGBrgb(116, 73, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.2863, 0.2392

RGB percentages45.5%, 28.6%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(13.1, 31.1%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.1, 47.4%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 37.1%, 47.4%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,620,925

CSS custom property--colour: #74493D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.6:1

Contrast with white7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#8BB6C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534E3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E573Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7D4246no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 24.1 Sienna · ΔE 25.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 28 Gray · ΔE 28.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.2 Indian red · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D6874

Analogous#743D4D, #74643D

Triadic#3D7449, #493D74

Split complementary#3D7465, #3D4C74

Tetradic#4D743D, #3D6874, #643D74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3B3AA

Lighter +30%#C19589

Lighter +20%#AF7768

Lighter +10%#955E4F

Darker −10%#53342B

Darker −20%#311F1A

Darker −30%#100A08

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8A3D27

Less saturated −25%#5E5553

Channel breakdown

R116

G73

B61

Red116 (45.5%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue13.09°

Saturation (HSL)31.07%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 49 · B 3D

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