Recognised as Colour
#480A02
- #480A02
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#480A02 is a red with RGB values 72, 10, 2 and HSL 7°, 95%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#480A02#480A02
HEX#480A02
RGBrgb(72, 10, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.0392, 0.0078
RGB percentages28.2%, 3.9%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(6.9, 94.6%, 14.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.9, 97.2%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 86.1%, 97.2%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,721,154
CSS custom property--colour: #480A02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.91:1
Contrast with white15.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#B7F5FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#024048
Analogous#48021D, #482D02
Triadic#02480A, #0A0248
Split complementary#02482D, #021D48
Tetradic#1D4802, #024048, #2D0248
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G10
B2
Red72 (28.2%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue6.86°
Saturation (HSL)94.59%
Lightness14.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 0A · B 02
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