Colour

#43172A

#43172A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#43172A is a red with RGB values 67, 23, 42 and HSL 334°, 49%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#43172A

RGBrgb(67, 23, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.0902, 0.1647

RGB percentages26.3%, 9%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(334.1, 48.9%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.1, 65.7%, 26.3%)

CMYK0%, 65.7%, 37.3%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,396,842

CSS custom property--colour: #43172A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.06:1

Contrast with white15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#BCE8D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E212Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2929no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#48141Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.2 Dim grey · ΔE 37.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.9 Gray · ΔE 45 Slate grey · ΔE 46.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#174330

Analogous#431740, #431A17

Triadic#2A4317, #172A43

Split complementary#17431A, #174043

Tetradic#404317, #174330, #1A1743

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C85E8C

Lighter +30%#B53E71

Lighter +20%#8F315A

Lighter +10%#692442

Darker −10%#1D0A12

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4E0C28

Less saturated −25%#38222C

Channel breakdown

R67

G23

B42

Red67 (26.3%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue334.09°

Saturation (HSL)48.89%

Lightness17.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 43 · G 17 · B 2A

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