Recognised as Colour
#75091B
- #75091B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#75091B is a red with RGB values 117, 9, 27 and HSL 350°, 86%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#75091B#75091B
HEX#75091B
RGBrgb(117, 9, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.0353, 0.1059
RGB percentages45.9%, 3.5%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(350, 85.7%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350, 92.3%, 45.9%)
CMYK0%, 92.3%, 76.9%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,670,043
CSS custom property--colour: #75091B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.59:1
Contrast with white11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#8AF6E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#097563
Analogous#750951, #752D09
Triadic#1B7509, #091B75
Split complementary#09752D, #095175
Tetradic#517509, #097563, #2D0975
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R117
G9
B27
Red117 (45.9%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue350°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 75 · G 09 · B 1B
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