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Recognised as Colour

#48252E

  • #48252E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#48252E is a red with RGB values 72, 37, 46 and HSL 345°, 32%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#48252E#48252E
HEX#48252E
RGBrgb(72, 37, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1451, 0.1804
RGB percentages28.2%, 14.5%, 18%
HSLhsl(344.6, 32.1%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.6, 48.6%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 48.6%, 36.1%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,728,110
CSS custom property--colour: #48252E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.29:1
Contrast with white13.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#B7DAD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B2C2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#33322Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4D2228no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.5Dim grey · ΔE 30.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.1Gray · ΔE 38.4Slate grey · ΔE 40.5Light slate grey · ΔE 43.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25483F
Analogous#482540, #482D25
Triadic#2E4825, #252E48
Split complementary#25482D, #254048
Tetradic#404825, #25483F, #2E2548

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC7D8D
Lighter +30%#AB5B70
Lighter +20%#8B4859
Lighter +10%#6A3644
Darker −10%#261418
Darker −20%#050203
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#561727
Less saturated −25%#3A3335

Channel breakdown

R72
G37
B46
Red72 (28.2%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue344.57°
Saturation (HSL)32.11%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 25 · B 2E

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