Recognised as Colour

#461D16

#461D16
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#461D16 is a red with RGB values 70, 29, 22 and HSL 9°, 52%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#461D16

RGBrgb(70, 29, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1137, 0.0863

RGB percentages27.5%, 11.4%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(8.7, 52.2%, 18%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.7, 68.6%, 27.5%)

CMYK0%, 58.6%, 68.6%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,594,966

CSS custom property--colour: #461D16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.51:1

Contrast with white14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#B9E2E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#272415no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#312D15no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4D161Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29 Saddle brown · ΔE 34.8 Sienna · ΔE 36.1 Dim grey · ΔE 36.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.4 Maroon · ΔE 38.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#163F46

Analogous#461627, #463516

Triadic#16461D, #1D1646

Split complementary#164635, #162746

Tetradic#274616, #163F46, #351646

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC6C5C

Lighter +30%#BA4D3B

Lighter +20%#943D2E

Lighter +10%#6D2D22

Darker −10%#1F0D0A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#52150B

Less saturated −25%#3B2522

Channel breakdown

R70

G29

B22

Red70 (27.5%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue8.75°

Saturation (HSL)52.17%

Lightness18.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 46 · G 1D · B 16

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