Recognised as Colour

#76242E

#76242E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#76242E is a red with RGB values 118, 36, 46 and HSL 353°, 53%, 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

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HEX#76242E

RGBrgb(118, 36, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.1412, 0.1804

RGB percentages46.3%, 14.1%, 18%

HSLhsl(352.7, 53.2%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.7, 69.5%, 46.3%)

CMYK0%, 69.5%, 61%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,742,510

CSS custom property--colour: #76242E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.18:1

Contrast with white10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#89DBD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#39362Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E472Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#811228no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 23.6 Maroon · ΔE 27 Sienna · ΔE 28.2 Indian red · ΔE 28.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 30.7 Dark red · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 23.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24766C

Analogous#762457, #764324

Triadic#2E7624, #242E76

Split complementary#247643, #245776

Tetradic#577624, #24766C, #432476

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DB8B94

Lighter +30%#D06371

Lighter +20%#C43C4D

Lighter +10%#9D303D

Darker −10%#4F181F

Darker −20%#280C10

Darker −30%#010000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#89111F

Less saturated −25%#63373D

Channel breakdown

R118

G36

B46

Red118 (46.3%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue352.68°

Saturation (HSL)53.25%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 76 · G 24 · B 2E

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