Recognised as Colour

#420C26

#420C26
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#420C26 is a red with RGB values 66, 12, 38 and HSL 331°, 69%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#420C26#420C26

HEX#420C26

RGBrgb(66, 12, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.0471, 0.149

RGB percentages25.9%, 4.7%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(331.1, 69.2%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.1, 81.8%, 25.9%)

CMYK0%, 81.8%, 42.4%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,328,486

CSS custom property--colour: #420C26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16:1

Contrast with white16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#BDF3D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#161B27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#252525no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#480717no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.1 Dim grey · ΔE 42.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 43.8 Brown · ΔE 46.6 Maroon · ΔE 47.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C4228

Analogous#420C41, #420D0C

Triadic#26420C, #0C2642

Split complementary#0C420D, #0C4142

Tetradic#41420C, #0C4228, #0D0C42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DC3E8A

Lighter +30%#C32471

Lighter +20%#981C58

Lighter +10%#6D143F

Darker −10%#17040D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4C0226

Less saturated −25%#381626

Channel breakdown

R66

G12

B38

Red66 (25.9%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue331.11°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness15.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 42 · G 0C · B 26

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