Recognised as Colour
#48232E
- #48232E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#48232E is a red with RGB values 72, 35, 46 and HSL 342°, 35%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#48232E#48232E
HEX#48232E
RGBrgb(72, 35, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1373, 0.1804
RGB percentages28.2%, 13.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(342.2, 34.6%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.2, 51.4%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 51.4%, 36.1%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,727,598
CSS custom property--colour: #48232E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.5:1
Contrast with white13.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#B7DCD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23483D
Analogous#482340, #482B23
Triadic#2E4823, #232E48
Split complementary#23482B, #234048
Tetradic#404823, #23483D, #2B2348
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G35
B46
Red72 (28.2%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue342.16°
Saturation (HSL)34.58%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 23 · B 2E
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