Recognised as Colour

#46262C

#46262C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#46262C is a red with RGB values 70, 38, 44 and HSL 349°, 30%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#46262C#46262C

HEX#46262C

RGBrgb(70, 38, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.149, 0.1725

RGB percentages27.5%, 14.9%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(348.8, 29.6%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 45.7%, 27.5%)

CMYK0%, 45.7%, 37.1%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,597,292

CSS custom property--colour: #46262C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.34:1

Contrast with white13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#B9D9D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2C2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#33322Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4B2328no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7 Gray · ΔE 37.7 Slate grey · ΔE 40.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 42.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#264640

Analogous#46263C, #463026

Triadic#2C4626, #262C46

Split complementary#264630, #263C46

Tetradic#3C4626, #264640, #302646

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B97F8A

Lighter +30%#A75E6B

Lighter +20%#884A56

Lighter +10%#673841

Darker −10%#251417

Darker −20%#040202

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#541924

Less saturated −25%#393434

Channel breakdown

R70

G38

B44

Red70 (27.5%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue348.75°

Saturation (HSL)29.63%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 46 · G 26 · B 2C

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