Colour

#481C0F

#481C0F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#481C0F is a red with RGB values 72, 28, 15 and HSL 14°, 66%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#481C0F

RGBrgb(72, 28, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1098, 0.0588

RGB percentages28.2%, 11%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(13.7, 65.5%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.7, 79.2%, 28.2%)

CMYK0%, 61.1%, 79.2%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,725,775

CSS custom property--colour: #481C0F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02243WCAG 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 14.5:1

Contrast with white14.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#B7E3F0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#28230Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#332D0Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#501319no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 31.2 Black · ΔE 32 Sienna · ΔE 33.4 Maroon · ΔE 35.3 Brown · ΔE 38.2 Dim grey · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 31.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0F3B48

Analogous#480F1E, #48380F

Triadic#0F481C, #1C0F48

Split complementary#0F4839, #0F1E48

Tetradic#1F480F, #0F3B48, #390F48

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D96A4A

Lighter +30%#C74D29

Lighter +20%#9C3D21

Lighter +10%#722C18

Darker −10%#1E0C06

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#531604

Less saturated −25%#3D221A

Channel breakdown

R72

G28

B15

Red72 (28.2%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue13.68°

Saturation (HSL)65.52%

Lightness17.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 48 · G 1C · B 0F

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Colour values

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