Colour

#46142A

#46142A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#46142A is a red with RGB values 70, 20, 42 and HSL 334°, 56%, 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

#46142A#46142A

HEX#46142A

RGBrgb(70, 20, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.0784, 0.1647

RGB percentages27.5%, 7.8%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(333.6, 55.6%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.6, 71.4%, 27.5%)

CMYK0%, 71.4%, 40%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,592,682

CSS custom property--colour: #46142A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.07:1

Contrast with white15.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#B9EBD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D202Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2A29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4C101Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.5 Dim grey · ΔE 39.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.9 Brown · ΔE 45.9 Gray · ΔE 46.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#144630

Analogous#461443, #461714

Triadic#2A4614, #142A46

Split complementary#144617, #144346

Tetradic#434614, #144630, #171446

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CF578C

Lighter +30%#BD3671

Lighter +20%#952B5A

Lighter +10%#6E1F42

Darker −10%#1E0912

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#510929

Less saturated −25%#3B1F2B

Channel breakdown

R70

G20

B42

Red70 (27.5%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue333.6°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness17.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 46 · G 14 · B 2A

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