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Recognised as Colour

#752F23

  • #752F23
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#752F23 is a red with RGB values 117, 47, 35 and HSL 9°, 54%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#752F23#752F23
HEX#752F23
RGBrgb(117, 47, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.1843, 0.1373
RGB percentages45.9%, 18.4%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(8.8, 53.9%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.8, 70.1%, 45.9%)
CMYK0%, 59.8%, 70.1%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,679,779
CSS custom property--colour: #752F23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#8AD0DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#413B22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#534B21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#81212Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 19.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#236975
Analogous#752340, #755823
Triadic#23752F, #2F2375
Split complementary#237558, #234075
Tetradic#407523, #236975, #582375

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#DC9588
Lighter +30%#D07161
Lighter +20%#C44F3A
Lighter +10%#9C3F2F
Darker −10%#4E1F17
Darker −20%#260F0C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#882210
Less saturated −25%#623C36

Channel breakdown

R117
G47
B35
Red117 (45.9%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue8.78°
Saturation (HSL)53.95%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 75 · G 2F · B 23

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