#752424

A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #752424

The precise color #752424 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 117, 36, and 36.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 69% M, 69% Y, and 54% K. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#752424
RGB117, 36, 36
HSL0.0°, 52.9%, 30.0%
CMYK0%, 69%, 69%, 54%
HSV0.0°, 69.2%, 45.9%
LAB27.2, 35.4, 19.8
XYZ8.3, 5.2, 2.2
Decimal7676964

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.32:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.03:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.87:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.73:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #752424; }
.text-color { color: #752424; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #752424; }

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