Recognised as Colour

#43172B

#43172B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#43172B is a red with RGB values 67, 23, 43 and HSL 333°, 49%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#43172B

RGBrgb(67, 23, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.0902, 0.1686

RGB percentages26.3%, 9%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(332.7, 48.9%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.7, 65.7%, 26.3%)

CMYK0%, 65.7%, 35.8%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,396,843

CSS custom property--colour: #43172B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.04:1

Contrast with white15.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#BCE8D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D212Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#29292Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#48141Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.4 Dim grey · ΔE 37.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.3 Gray · ΔE 45.1 Slate grey · ΔE 46.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#17432F

Analogous#431741, #431917

Triadic#2B4317, #172B43

Split complementary#174319, #174143

Tetradic#414317, #17432F, #191743

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C85E8E

Lighter +30%#B53E74

Lighter +20%#8F315C

Lighter +10%#692443

Darker −10%#1D0A13

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4E0C2A

Less saturated −25%#38222C

Channel breakdown

R67

G23

B43

Red67 (26.3%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue332.73°

Saturation (HSL)48.89%

Lightness17.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 43 · G 17 · B 2B

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