Recognised as Colour

#462B37

#462B37
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#462B37 is a red with RGB values 70, 43, 55 and HSL 333°, 24%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#462B37#462B37

HEX#462B37

RGBrgb(70, 43, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1686, 0.2157

RGB percentages27.5%, 16.9%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(333.3, 23.9%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.3, 38.6%, 27.5%)

CMYK0%, 38.6%, 21.4%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,598,583

CSS custom property--colour: #462B37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.64:1

Contrast with white12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#B9D4C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E3037no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#343536no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4A2A2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.9 Dim grey · ΔE 27.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Gray · ΔE 35.6 Slate grey · ΔE 36.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 39.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B463A

Analogous#462B45, #462D2B

Triadic#37462B, #2B3746

Split complementary#2B462D, #2B4546

Tetradic#45462B, #2B463A, #2C2B46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6879C

Lighter +30%#A26882

Lighter +20%#855269

Lighter +10%#663E50

Darker −10%#26181E

Darker −20%#070405

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#541D35

Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R70

G43

B55

Red70 (27.5%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue333.33°

Saturation (HSL)23.89%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 46 · G 2B · B 37

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