Colour
#481D2E
- #481D2E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#481D2E is a red with RGB values 72, 29, 46 and HSL 336°, 43%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#481D2E#481D2E
HEX#481D2E
RGBrgb(72, 29, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1137, 0.1804
RGB percentages28.2%, 11.4%, 18%
HSLhsl(336.3, 42.6%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 59.7%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 59.7%, 36.1%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,726,062
CSS custom property--colour: #481D2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.09:1
Contrast with white14.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#B7E2D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D4837
Analogous#481D44, #48211D
Triadic#2E481D, #1D2E48
Split complementary#1D4821, #1D4448
Tetradic#44481D, #1D4837, #211D48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G29
B46
Red72 (28.2%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue336.28°
Saturation (HSL)42.57%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 1D · B 2E
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