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Recognised as Colour

#481A20

  • #481A20
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#481A20 is a red with RGB values 72, 26, 32 and HSL 352°, 47%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#481A20#481A20
HEX#481A20
RGBrgb(72, 26, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.102, 0.1255
RGB percentages28.2%, 10.2%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(352.2, 46.9%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.2, 63.9%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 63.9%, 55.6%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,725,280
CSS custom property--colour: #481A20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.54:1
Contrast with white14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#B7E5DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#242320no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#302D1Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4F131Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.9Dim grey · ΔE 36.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.8Sienna · ΔE 40Saddle brown · ΔE 40Maroon · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A4842
Analogous#481A37, #482B1A
Triadic#20481A, #1A2048
Split complementary#1A482B, #1A3748
Tetradic#37481A, #1A4842, #2B1A48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C86673
Lighter +30%#B84352
Lighter +20%#933541
Lighter +10%#6D2831
Darker −10%#230C0F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#540E17
Less saturated −25%#3C2629

Channel breakdown

R72
G26
B32
Red72 (28.2%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue352.17°
Saturation (HSL)46.94%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 1A · B 20

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