Colour

#75233B

#75233B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#75233B is a red with RGB values 117, 35, 59 and HSL 342°, 54%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#75233B#75233B

HEX#75233B

RGBrgb(117, 35, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1373, 0.2314

RGB percentages45.9%, 13.7%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(342.4, 53.9%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.4, 70.1%, 45.9%)

CMYK0%, 70.1%, 49.6%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,676,731

CSS custom property--colour: #75233B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.19:1

Contrast with white10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#8ADCC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#35373Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B4739no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Tritanopia#80162Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 29.9 Indian red · ΔE 31.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 34.2 Maroon · ΔE 34.7 Sienna · ΔE 35.7 Dark red · ΔE 38.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 29.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23755D

Analogous#752364, #753423

Triadic#3B7523, #233B75

Split complementary#237534, #236475

Tetradic#647523, #23755D, #342375

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DC88A1

Lighter +30%#D06182

Lighter +20%#C43A63

Lighter +10%#9C2F4F

Darker −10%#4E1727

Darker −20%#260C13

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#881033

Less saturated −25%#623643

Channel breakdown

R117

G35

B59

Red117 (45.9%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue342.44°

Saturation (HSL)53.95%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 75 · G 23 · B 3B

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