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Recognised as Colour

#481E2E

  • #481E2E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#481E2E is a red with RGB values 72, 30, 46 and HSL 337°, 41%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#481E2E#481E2E
HEX#481E2E
RGBrgb(72, 30, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1176, 0.1804
RGB percentages28.2%, 11.8%, 18%
HSLhsl(337.1, 41.2%, 20%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.1, 58.3%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 58.3%, 36.1%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,726,318
CSS custom property--colour: #481E2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.99:1
Contrast with white13.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#B7E1D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#24272Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F2F2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4E1B24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.5Dim grey · ΔE 34.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.5Gray · ΔE 42Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.2Slate grey · ΔE 43.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E4838
Analogous#481E43, #48231E
Triadic#2E481E, #1E2E48
Split complementary#1E4823, #1E4348
Tetradic#43481E, #1E4838, #231E48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C36F8F
Lighter +30%#B44B73
Lighter +20%#903C5C
Lighter +10%#6C2D45
Darker −10%#240F17
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#55112B
Less saturated −25%#3B2B31

Channel breakdown

R72
G30
B46
Red72 (28.2%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue337.14°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness20%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 1E · B 2E

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