Recognised as Colour
#752C47
- #752C47
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#752C47 is a red with RGB values 117, 44, 71 and HSL 338°, 45%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#752C47#752C47
HEX#752C47
RGBrgb(117, 44, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1725, 0.2784
RGB percentages45.9%, 17.3%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(337.8, 45.3%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.8, 62.4%, 45.9%)
CMYK0%, 62.4%, 39.3%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,679,047
CSS custom property--colour: #752C47;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#8AD3B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C755A
Analogous#752C6B, #75362C
Triadic#47752C, #2C4775
Split complementary#2C7536, #2C6B75
Tetradic#6B752C, #2C755A, #362C75
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R117
G44
B71
Red117 (45.9%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue337.81°
Saturation (HSL)45.34%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 75 · G 2C · B 47
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