#751D24

A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #751D24

Visually, #751D24 is defined as a moderate red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Brown. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(117, 29, 36).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 75% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 355.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#751D24
RGB117, 29, 36
HSL355.2°, 60.3%, 28.6%
CMYK0%, 75%, 69%, 54%
HSV355.2°, 75.2%, 45.9%
LAB26.1, 38.4, 18.4
XYZ8.1, 4.8, 2.2
Decimal7675172

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.96:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.25:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.66:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #751D24; }
.text-color { color: #751D24; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #751D24; }

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