Recognised as Colour

#772A2C

#772A2C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#772A2C is a red with RGB values 119, 42, 44 and HSL 358°, 48%, 32%. 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

#772A2C#772A2C

HEX#772A2C

RGBrgb(119, 42, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.1647, 0.1725

RGB percentages46.7%, 16.5%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(358.4, 47.8%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.4, 64.7%, 46.7%)

CMYK0%, 64.7%, 63%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,809,580

CSS custom property--colour: #772A2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.76:1

Contrast with white9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#88D5D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D3A2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#514A2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#831B2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 22.8 Sienna · ΔE 24.6 Maroon · ΔE 25.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 26.9 Indian red · ΔE 27.5 Dark red · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 22.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A7775

Analogous#772A53, #774E2A

Triadic#2C772A, #2A2C77

Split complementary#2A774E, #2A5377

Tetradic#53772A, #2A7775, #4E2A77

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D99496

Lighter +30%#CC6E71

Lighter +20%#BF484C

Lighter +10%#9D373A

Darker −10%#511D1E

Darker −20%#2C0F10

Darker −30%#060202

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8B1619

Less saturated −25%#633E3F

Channel breakdown

R119

G42

B44

Red119 (46.7%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue358.44°

Saturation (HSL)47.83%

Lightness31.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 77 · G 2A · B 2C

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