Colour

#752A37

#752A37
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#752A37 is a red with RGB values 117, 42, 55 and HSL 350°, 47%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#752A37

RGBrgb(117, 42, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1647, 0.2157

RGB percentages45.9%, 16.5%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(349.6, 47.2%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.6, 64.1%, 45.9%)

CMYK0%, 64.1%, 53%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,678,519

CSS custom property--colour: #752A37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.8:1

Contrast with white9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#8AD5C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B3A37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E4935no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Tritanopia#801E2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 27.9 Indian red · ΔE 29.9 Sienna · ΔE 30.8 Maroon · ΔE 32.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 33.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 27.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A7568

Analogous#752A5C, #75432A

Triadic#37752A, #2A3775

Split complementary#2A7543, #2A5C75

Tetradic#5C752A, #2A7568, #432A75

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8939F

Lighter +30%#CB6D7D

Lighter +20%#BD485C

Lighter +10%#9B3749

Darker −10%#4F1D25

Darker −20%#2A0F14

Darker −30%#040202

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#89162A

Less saturated −25%#613E44

Channel breakdown

R117

G42

B55

Red117 (45.9%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue349.6°

Saturation (HSL)47.17%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 75 · G 2A · B 37

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