Colour
#480A28
- #480A28
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#480A28 is a red with RGB values 72, 10, 40 and HSL 331°, 76%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#480A28#480A28
HEX#480A28
RGBrgb(72, 10, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.0392, 0.1569
RGB percentages28.2%, 3.9%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(331, 75.6%, 16.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331, 86.1%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 86.1%, 44.4%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,721,192
CSS custom property--colour: #480A28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.56:1
Contrast with white15.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#B7F5D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A482A
Analogous#480A47, #480B0A
Triadic#28480A, #0A2848
Split complementary#0A480B, #0A4748
Tetradic#47480A, #0A482A, #0B0A48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G10
B40
Red72 (28.2%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue330.97°
Saturation (HSL)75.61%
Lightness16.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 0A · B 28
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