Recognised as Colour
#481B2B
- #481B2B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#481B2B is a red with RGB values 72, 27, 43 and HSL 339°, 45%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#481B2B#481B2B
HEX#481B2B
RGBrgb(72, 27, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1059, 0.1686
RGB percentages28.2%, 10.6%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(338.7, 45.5%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.7, 62.5%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 62.5%, 40.3%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,725,547
CSS custom property--colour: #481B2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.31:1
Contrast with white14.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#B7E4D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B4838
Analogous#481B41, #48221B
Triadic#2B481B, #1B2B48
Split complementary#1B4822, #1B4148
Tetradic#42481B, #1B4838, #221B48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G27
B43
Red72 (28.2%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue338.67°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 1B · B 2B
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