Recognised as Colour

#48201D

#48201D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#48201D is a red with RGB values 72, 32, 29 and HSL 4°, 43%, 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

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HEX#48201D

RGBrgb(72, 32, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1255, 0.1137

RGB percentages28.2%, 12.5%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(4.2, 42.6%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.2, 59.7%, 28.2%)

CMYK0%, 55.6%, 59.7%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,726,813

CSS custom property--colour: #48201D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14:1

Contrast with white14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#B7DFE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29271Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#332F1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4F1A1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.1 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.7 Sienna · ΔE 37.3 Maroon · ΔE 40.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D4548

Analogous#481D30, #48361D

Triadic#1D4820, #201D48

Split complementary#1D4835, #1D3048

Tetradic#2F481D, #1D4548, #351D48

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4736D

Lighter +30%#B55049

Lighter +20%#91403A

Lighter +10%#6C302C

Darker −10%#24100E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#551510

Less saturated −25%#3B2B2A

Channel breakdown

R72

G32

B29

Red72 (28.2%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue4.19°

Saturation (HSL)42.57%

Lightness19.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 48 · G 20 · B 1D

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