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Recognised as Colour

#48162A

  • #48162A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#48162A is a red with RGB values 72, 22, 42 and HSL 336°, 53%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#48162A#48162A
HEX#48162A
RGBrgb(72, 22, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.0863, 0.1647
RGB percentages28.2%, 8.6%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(336, 53.2%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 69.4%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 69.4%, 41.7%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,724,266
CSS custom property--colour: #48162A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.75:1
Contrast with white14.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#B7E9D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F222Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C2B29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4E111Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.6Dim grey · ΔE 38.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.7Brown · ΔE 44.8Gray · ΔE 45.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#164834
Analogous#481643, #481B16
Triadic#2A4816, #162A48
Split complementary#16481B, #164348
Tetradic#434816, #164834, #1B1648

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CD5D8A
Lighter +30%#BD3A6E
Lighter +20%#962E58
Lighter +10%#6F2241
Darker −10%#210A13
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#540A28
Less saturated −25%#3C222C

Channel breakdown

R72
G22
B42
Red72 (28.2%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)53.19%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 16 · B 2A

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