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Recognised as Colour

#462C32

  • #462C32
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#462C32 is a red with RGB values 70, 44, 50 and HSL 346°, 23%, 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

#462C32#462C32
HEX#462C32
RGBrgb(70, 44, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.1725, 0.1961
RGB percentages27.5%, 17.3%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(346.2, 22.8%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 37.1%, 27.5%)
CMYK0%, 37.1%, 28.6%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,598,834
CSS custom property--colour: #462C32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B9D3CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#303032no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#363531no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4A2A2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1Gray · ΔE 34.8Slate grey · ΔE 36.9Light slate grey · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C4640
Analogous#462C3F, #46332C
Triadic#32462C, #2C3246
Split complementary#2C4633, #2C3F46
Tetradic#3F462C, #2C4640, #332C46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B58993
Lighter +30%#A16A77
Lighter +20%#85535F
Lighter +10%#654048
Darker −10%#27181C
Darker −20%#070505
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#541E2A
Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R70
G44
B50
Red70 (27.5%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue346.15°
Saturation (HSL)22.81%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 46 · G 2C · B 32

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