Colour

#75282A

#75282A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#75282A is a red with RGB values 117, 40, 42 and HSL 358°, 49%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#75282A

RGBrgb(117, 40, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1569, 0.1647

RGB percentages45.9%, 15.7%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(358.4, 49%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.4, 65.8%, 45.9%)

CMYK0%, 65.8%, 64.1%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,677,994

CSS custom property--colour: #75282A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.03:1

Contrast with white10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#8AD7D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C3829no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F4828no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#801829no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 22.9 Sienna · ΔE 24.9 Maroon · ΔE 25.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 26.9 Indian red · ΔE 28.1 Dark red · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 22.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#287573

Analogous#752851, #754C28

Triadic#2A7528, #282A75

Split complementary#28754C, #285175

Tetradic#517528, #287573, #4C2875

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D99092

Lighter +30%#CC6A6D

Lighter +20%#BF4447

Lighter +10%#9B3538

Darker −10%#4F1B1C

Darker −20%#290E0F

Darker −30%#030101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#891417

Less saturated −25%#613C3D

Channel breakdown

R117

G40

B42

Red117 (45.9%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue358.44°

Saturation (HSL)49.04%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 75 · G 28 · B 2A

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