Colour

#48121C

#48121C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#48121C is a red with RGB values 72, 18, 28 and HSL 349°, 60%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#48121C#48121C

HEX#48121C

RGBrgb(72, 18, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.0706, 0.1098

RGB percentages28.2%, 7.1%, 11%

HSLhsl(348.9, 60%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 75%, 28.2%)

CMYK0%, 75%, 61.1%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,723,228

CSS custom property--colour: #48121C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.23:1

Contrast with white15.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#B7EDE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F1E1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2A1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4F0716no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.3 Maroon · ΔE 38.8 Brown · ΔE 39.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 40.3 Dim grey · ΔE 40.3 Sienna · ΔE 40.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12483E

Analogous#481237, #482312

Triadic#1C4812, #121C48

Split complementary#124823, #123748

Tetradic#374812, #12483E, #231248

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4526A

Lighter +30%#C2314C

Lighter +20%#9A263C

Lighter +10%#711C2C

Darker −10%#1F080C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#530715

Less saturated −25%#3D1D23

Channel breakdown

R72

G18

B28

Red72 (28.2%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue348.89°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness17.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 48 · G 12 · B 1C

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