Recognised as Colour
#75151C
- #75151C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#75151C is a red with RGB values 117, 21, 28 and HSL 356°, 70%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#75151C#75151C
HEX#75151C
RGBrgb(117, 21, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.0824, 0.1098
RGB percentages45.9%, 8.2%, 11%
HSLhsl(355.6, 69.6%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.6, 82.1%, 45.9%)
CMYK0%, 82.1%, 76.1%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,673,116
CSS custom property--colour: #75151C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.17:1
Contrast with white11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#8AEAE3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#15756E
Analogous#75154C, #753E15
Triadic#1C7515, #151C75
Split complementary#15753E, #154C75
Tetradic#4C7515, #15756E, #3E1575
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R117
G21
B28
Red117 (45.9%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue355.63°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 75 · G 15 · B 1C
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